Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Она нечиста на руку
English translation:
She's got sticky fingers
Added to glossary by
Oyra
May 13, 2003 14:33
21 yrs ago
Russian term
Не честна на руку
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Я подозреваю, что должно быть "не чиста на руку", потому что про "не честна" я и не слышала как-то. Тут дело в том, что одна героиня стащила у другого героя какие-то жизненно-важные документы, узнав о чем, он говорит: Оказывается, Мария – не честна на руку. Я всегда подозревал, что она женщина завистливая.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | she's got sticky fingers |
William Stein
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| 4 +1 | She's light-fingered |
Larissa Boutrimova
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| 4 | Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth |
Yelena.
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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320
Selected
she's got sticky fingers
That means she steals a lot.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Лариса, спасибо за исправление! :-) Всем спасибо большое за помощь. "
2 mins
Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
used to say that someone seems to be very kind and sincere but is not really
+1
2 hrs
Larissa Boutrimova
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
Accuracy and Style
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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708
She's light-fingered
She's thievish
Oyra, "нечиста" пишется слитно :-)
Oyra, "нечиста" пишется слитно :-)
Peer comment(s):
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xeni (X)
: and with your comment too :)
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Спасибо, Ксения :-)
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