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“I can't place her”: How do Russian speakers express this idea colloquially?
How does one express a paradox in Russian?In Russian, how do you express “take after” in “I wonder who he takes after with his obstinacy”?How to express the idiomatic “It took some getting used to, but …”?How to express “Wait…'was'?” in surprise?How to express the generalising “life has a way of …”?How to express “that's one way to put it” with a hint of understatement?How to express “getting promoted/demoted on the corporate ladder” in RussianHow to express the euphemistic “X took its toll on Y” in Russian?How do Russian speakers commonly express the idea of “a powder-keg situation”?In Russian, how do you idiomatically express the idea of the figurative “overnight”?
In conversation, I wanted to express the idea of "I can't place her" in Russian -- informally/colloquially used when you think you recognise someone from somewhere and yet, frustratingly enough, can't put your finger on from where exactly. E.g.:
I can't place her, but I still feel that her face is vaguely familiar. It'll come back sometime, though it may be just that she resembles someone I know.
I can't place her exactly, but I know she is an instructor of sorts or a teacher, can't be sure which she is, though.
In French and German, there are colloquial phrasings that perfectly match in register -- "J'arrive pas à la remettre", "Ich weiß bloß gerade nicht, wo ich sie hintun soll" -- but its Russian equivalent eludes me.
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In conversation, I wanted to express the idea of "I can't place her" in Russian -- informally/colloquially used when you think you recognise someone from somewhere and yet, frustratingly enough, can't put your finger on from where exactly. E.g.:
I can't place her, but I still feel that her face is vaguely familiar. It'll come back sometime, though it may be just that she resembles someone I know.
I can't place her exactly, but I know she is an instructor of sorts or a teacher, can't be sure which she is, though.
In French and German, there are colloquial phrasings that perfectly match in register -- "J'arrive pas à la remettre", "Ich weiß bloß gerade nicht, wo ich sie hintun soll" -- but its Russian equivalent eludes me.
выражения
asked May 7 at 12:06
Con-gras-tue-les-chiensCon-gras-tue-les-chiens
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place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27
add a comment |
In conversation, I wanted to express the idea of "I can't place her" in Russian -- informally/colloquially used when you think you recognise someone from somewhere and yet, frustratingly enough, can't put your finger on from where exactly. E.g.:
I can't place her, but I still feel that her face is vaguely familiar. It'll come back sometime, though it may be just that she resembles someone I know.
I can't place her exactly, but I know she is an instructor of sorts or a teacher, can't be sure which she is, though.
In French and German, there are colloquial phrasings that perfectly match in register -- "J'arrive pas à la remettre", "Ich weiß bloß gerade nicht, wo ich sie hintun soll" -- but its Russian equivalent eludes me.
выражения
asked May 7 at 12:06
Con-gras-tue-les-chiensCon-gras-tue-les-chiens
5,1372517
In conversation, I wanted to express the idea of "I can't place her" in Russian -- informally/colloquially used when you think you recognise someone from somewhere and yet, frustratingly enough, can't put your finger on from where exactly. E.g.:
I can't place her, but I still feel that her face is vaguely familiar. It'll come back sometime, though it may be just that she resembles someone I know.
I can't place her exactly, but I know she is an instructor of sorts or a teacher, can't be sure which she is, though.
In French and German, there are colloquial phrasings that perfectly match in register -- "J'arrive pas à la remettre", "Ich weiß bloß gerade nicht, wo ich sie hintun soll" -- but its Russian equivalent eludes me.
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place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27
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place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27
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"Не помню, где я ее видел" / "Не помню, откуда я ее знаю."
answered May 7 at 14:10
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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"Не помню, откуда её знаю" or "не могу припомнить, откуда её знаю" - this is the most frequent thing one can hear in this kind of situations.
This can also be used for directly addressing somebody, like in "Что-то не могу тебя припомнить".
answered May 7 at 13:01
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We don't have one expression. You can say.
Я не узнаю ее, я не знаю кто она, не могу вспомнить, кто она, я не признАю, кто она, не припомню ее, не могу точно сказать, кто она... and perhaps more.
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
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I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
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"Не помню, где я ее видел" / "Не помню, откуда я ее знаю."
answered May 7 at 14:10
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"Не помню, где я ее видел" / "Не помню, откуда я ее знаю."
answered May 7 at 14:10
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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"Не помню, где я ее видел" / "Не помню, откуда я ее знаю."
answered May 7 at 14:10
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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"Не помню, где я ее видел" / "Не помню, откуда я ее знаю."
answered May 7 at 14:10
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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answered May 7 at 14:10
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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answered May 7 at 14:10
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"Не помню, откуда её знаю" or "не могу припомнить, откуда её знаю" - this is the most frequent thing one can hear in this kind of situations.
This can also be used for directly addressing somebody, like in "Что-то не могу тебя припомнить".
answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
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add a comment |
"Не помню, откуда её знаю" or "не могу припомнить, откуда её знаю" - this is the most frequent thing one can hear in this kind of situations.
This can also be used for directly addressing somebody, like in "Что-то не могу тебя припомнить".
answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
22.7k453100
add a comment |
"Не помню, откуда её знаю" or "не могу припомнить, откуда её знаю" - this is the most frequent thing one can hear in this kind of situations.
This can also be used for directly addressing somebody, like in "Что-то не могу тебя припомнить".
answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
22.7k453100
"Не помню, откуда её знаю" or "не могу припомнить, откуда её знаю" - this is the most frequent thing one can hear in this kind of situations.
This can also be used for directly addressing somebody, like in "Что-то не могу тебя припомнить".
answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
22.7k453100
answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
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answered May 7 at 13:01
shabunc♦shabunc
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shabunc♦shabunc
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We don't have one expression. You can say.
Я не узнаю ее, я не знаю кто она, не могу вспомнить, кто она, я не признАю, кто она, не припомню ее, не могу точно сказать, кто она... and perhaps more.
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
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I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
add a comment |
We don't have one expression. You can say.
Я не узнаю ее, я не знаю кто она, не могу вспомнить, кто она, я не признАю, кто она, не припомню ее, не могу точно сказать, кто она... and perhaps more.
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
add a comment |
We don't have one expression. You can say.
Я не узнаю ее, я не знаю кто она, не могу вспомнить, кто она, я не признАю, кто она, не припомню ее, не могу точно сказать, кто она... and perhaps more.
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
We don't have one expression. You can say.
Я не узнаю ее, я не знаю кто она, не могу вспомнить, кто она, я не признАю, кто она, не припомню ее, не могу точно сказать, кто она... and perhaps more.
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
answered May 7 at 13:06
V.V.V.V.
16.4k12150
16.4k12150
I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
add a comment |
I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
I don't agree on "узнаю" part - "я не узнаю" is about not recognizing someone completely. I do think, howere that "примомню" might be used in this context.
– shabunc♦
May 7 at 13:26
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 15:08
add a comment |
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place verb (RECOGNIZE) [ T ] to recognize someone or remember where you have seen someone and how you know them: She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
– V.V.
May 7 at 20:27