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кажется

English translation: it seems that way to you

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Russian term or phrase:кажется
English translation:it seems that way to you
Entered by: Translmania

11:05 Oct 13, 2023
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia / общее
Russian term or phrase: кажется
Тебе кажется.

Пояснение:
когда пытаешься кого-то убедить, что он не правильно видит ситуацию.

Х: "Он меня игнорирует"
У: "Да, нет же, тебе кажется"
Translmania
it seems that way to you
Explanation:
or "it looks like that to you"
Selected response from:

David Knowles
Local time: 20:30
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2it seems that way to you
David Knowles
3 +3You are imagining things/it's all in your head/you're off your rocker
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4см.
interprivate
4evidently
Tiago Vieira


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it seems that way to you


Explanation:
or "it looks like that to you"

David Knowles
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
23 mins
  -> Thanks DTSM!
agree  Oleg Lozinskiy
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Oleg!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
You are imagining things/it's all in your head/you're off your rocker


Explanation:
À few options with increasing negative connotations.
The phrase 'off one's rocker' is used to say that someone is insane or not thinking properly. Example in use: “If you think that you are going to win the jackpot this week, you are off your rocker.”

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
12 mins
  -> Thank you, DTSM.
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: "off your rocker" is too strong, but the other two options work.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  Anastasiya Lelyukh
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anastasiya.
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
см.


Explanation:
it's only your imagination

interprivate
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evidently


Explanation:
Evidently here also makes sense.

Example sentence(s):
  • Evidently you can do it
Tiago Vieira
Brazil
Local time: 16:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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