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| English | Russian |
| a shady past | тёмное прошлое (bookworm) |
| he has a shady past | у него тёмное прошлое |
| he was involved in shady deals in the past | в прошлом он был замешан в тёмных делах |
| shady past | сомнительное прошлое (Informal: dubious or questionable as to honesty or legality Lenchik_1980) |
| shady past | сомнительная история (Tia Sharp's step-grandfather Stuart Hazell has admitted he has a "shady past" but insists he would never do anything to hurt the girl he "loves to ... Alexander Demidov) |