Jul 5, 2018 09:52
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Russian term

А я что, другой?

Russian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Она раз предупредила, второй, а потом — хлесть! — как ударит меня по шапке: характер! А я что, другой? Схватил палку — да за ней изо всех сил. Но не догнал.

Discussion

katerina turevich Jul 5, 2018:
why should I behave differently? or

why shouldn't I do the same?

it being a rhetorical question...:D)

Proposed translations

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I responded in kind.

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Note added at 40 mins (2018-07-05 10:33:10 GMT)
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Точнее, вместо точки следует поставить двоеточие:

I responded in kind:
Peer comment(s):

agree Iryna Khramchenko
2 hrs
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13 mins

Am I so different from her?

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I had to show her I was just as bad

... hit me right in the head - that how mean/bad-tempered/ she was!
Well, I had to let her know (right away) that I was just as bad/mean/, right?

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-07-05 11:46:10 GMT)
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Или еще такой вариант:
Who did she think I was - a punching bag/a pussy/a wimp?

Или:
I had to let her know she was messing with the wrong guy!
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13 hrs

What am I, a wuss?

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Peer comment(s):

agree Lazyt3ch
2 hrs
Спасибо )
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