Шухер, мусора!

English translation: Five-o!

11:31 Mar 10, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Шухер, мусора!
Здравствуйте. Как бы вы перевели такое выражение? Можно ли тут использовать термин five-o, или какой-то другой?
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:14
English translation:Five-o!
Explanation:
I'd omit 'Шухер' altogether, as there's no natural way of rendering it. Simply 'five-o!' conveys everything necessary. It's also what the lookouts in The Wire (greatest show ever) shouted whenever the cops showed up.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 08:14
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Five-o!
Mark Berelekhis
4 +3Jiggers, the cops are coming!
Tatiana Grehan
4Raid, cops are coming, or cops, we've been surrounded, cops.
LilianNekipelov
4The Bill!
Helen Hagon


Discussion entries: 4





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Five-o!


Explanation:
I'd omit 'Шухер' altogether, as there's no natural way of rendering it. Simply 'five-o!' conveys everything necessary. It's also what the lookouts in The Wire (greatest show ever) shouted whenever the cops showed up.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh
5 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Donald Jacobson
31 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Angela Greenfield: Wow, Mister Wire, wow. Respect. Also, by the way, they use "Po-po" on the show. But it's very regional and mostly used on the East Coast. May not be a universal term.
52 mins
  -> That's true! "po-po" was even more prevalent. I am humbled! I would only add that "po-po" might pertain more to the black American communities.

agree  Oleksiy Markunin
1 hr
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agree  beard2004: Oh shit, five o. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=five-o
2 hrs
  -> Oh no!

agree  Tatiana Lammers
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Jiggers, the cops are coming!


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e...

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Или просто "Jiggers, the cops!"

Tatiana Grehan
United States
Local time: 08:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Svitanko: Абсолютно точно.
4 mins
  -> Спасибо!

neutral  Maxim Olshin: Does anyone really use that word? It seems dated.
8 mins

neutral  Susan Welsh: Maybe it's just me, but I never heard of "jiggers" in American English. "Look out!" would be usual.
10 mins
  -> Here's an example from an American movie (although, I admit, it's an old movie): http://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2008/08/scared-stiff-d...

agree  cyhul
22 mins
  -> Спасибо!

agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes, maybe no jiggers
20 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Raid, cops are coming, or cops, we've been surrounded, cops.


Explanation:
Other options

LilianNekipelov
United States
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 3
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The Bill!


Explanation:
Just a UK variant, as the other options are more American. 'The Bill' was also the name of a long-running TV series about the police.

Helen Hagon
Local time: 12:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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