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 Бэкки

link 15.10.2005 23:02 
Subject: чуть ли
Please, help to translate.

Phrase is used in the following sentence:

Он распространяет листовки, в которых пугает швейцарцев, что скоро мусульмане чуть ли завладеют их страной.

Thanks in advance

 ly4ezarnaya

link 15.10.2005 23:49 
might
The Muslims are likely/might to conque/occupy their country.

 ly4ezarnaya

link 15.10.2005 23:50 
Если might, то, конечно, без to

 Бэкки

link 16.10.2005 0:36 
Спасибо!

 Truth Seeker

link 16.10.2005 3:59 
Shouldn’t it be “чуть ли не”?
...threatening the Swiss that muslims will all but take over their country.

 kath

link 16.10.2005 5:49 
An option:
He was spreading flyers in which he was threatinging (trying to scare) the Swiss by saying that very soon (shortly) the Muslims will all but own their country.

 SH2

link 16.10.2005 6:42 
Reassuring them that muslims WILL do the occupation and not DID that already..

 Truth Seeker

link 16.10.2005 7:59 
SH2, what have you been smoking? :-)))

 

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