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Russian phrase of the day: Качать права

Oct 05, 2017 (see all)
кача́ть права́
[ ka-chát' pra-vá ]
Phrase
(slang) persistently demand something referring to one's rights
Russian slang
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Examples

  • Тут кака́я-то тётка пришла́ и права́ кача́ет.

    tut ka-ká-ya-ta tyót-ka preesh-la ee pra-vá ka-chá-eet

    There is a woman here, she came and demands things.

  • А ты что тут права́ кача́ешь? Ты кто тако́й?

    a ty chto tut pra-vá ka-chá-eesh? ty kto ta-kóî

    And you, why are you demanding things here? Who are you?

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4 thoughts on “Качать права”

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hi Anita,

      It’s an expression. Такой does not have any partiular meaning in this sentence but adds an intonation, something like “Who the hell are you?”.

      Такой, as you know, means “such”. So literally it could be translated something like “Who are you as you are?”

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