А вам мешают эти машины?

English translation: Do those cars bother you?

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Russian term or phrase:А вам мешают эти машины?
English translation:Do those cars bother you?
Entered by: Sara Buzadzh (X)

17:09 Mar 3, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: А вам мешают эти машины?
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как правильно сказать эту фразу на английском. Небольшой контекст: человек встретился с пожилой соседкой по подъезду, и они обсуждают автомобили других жильцов, которыми заставлен весь двор дома.
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 00:17
Do those cars bother you?
Explanation:
Or depending on the register of the translation, more conversationally:

Do those cars bug you?
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Sara Buzadzh (X)
United States
Local time: 17:17
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Do those cars bother you?
Sara Buzadzh (X)
4 +3Do you have a problem with those cars?
Mikhail Kropotov
4Are you bothered by (all) these cars?
Mark Berelekhis
3 +1Do those cars trouble you?
Nadezhda Golubeva


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Are you bothered by (all) these cars?


Explanation:
Or "Aren't you bothered..." to make it a little stronger.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Do those cars trouble you?


Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maxim Olshin
9 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Do those cars bother you?


Explanation:
Or depending on the register of the translation, more conversationally:

Do those cars bug you?

Sara Buzadzh (X)
United States
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alla_K
44 mins

agree  Angela Greenfield
1 hr

agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes.
1 hr

agree  Rachel Douglas
2 hrs

agree  danya
3 hrs

agree  Sarah McDowell
13 hrs

agree  cyhul
6 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Do you have a problem with those cars?


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irina Kuzminskaya
23 mins

agree  Alla_K
40 mins

agree  Sarah McDowell
1 hr
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