«подмоделивала» / Lingvo Live

Xiaoqing Heasked for translation 7 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

подмоделивала

моделям того сладострастного художника с Чистых прудов, у которого "подмоделивала" моя мама

1.
used to moonlight as a model
translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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2.
moonlighted as a model
Translator's comment
There's kind of neologism. Подрабатывала моделью is quite idiomatic.
translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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подшахтеривал, подвахтеривал, поднадвызаборивал. :-)

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 7 years ago

Класс, Александр! Эдак мы русский язык в миг обогатим десятками неологизмов. Вот только не представлю пока - как можно подучительствовать?😉

Xiaoqing Headded a comment 7 years ago

Thanks a lot as usual, dear Tatiana, Can it be pod'rabati'vat' kak model' ? Modelling as an odd job? Moonlighted meaning?

yeah, podrabativat would be perfect

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 7 years ago

Yes, see my comment! You're welcome, dear Qing!

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 7 years ago

Dictionaries give "moonlight" as подрабатывать and Google confirms it. But modelling as odd job is way better!😘

Xiaoqing Headded a comment 7 years ago

(but moonlight sounds a lot more romantic, new vocab learnt! l ))

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 7 years ago

lol 👍