Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Я себе не нахожу места
English translation:
I am beside myself [with anxiety]
Added to glossary by
PaulinaK
Feb 25, 2011 23:37
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Я себе не нахожу места
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Пожилая женщина с нетерпением ожидает вестей от родных, пропавших из виду во время эмиграции.
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I am beside myself with anxiety
Такой вариант
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm going with the simple "I was beside myself."
Thanks!"
+1
8 mins
I can't think straight
I think the focus here is more on the emotional state rather than being restless and walking to and fro.
8 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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21
I am so nervous
:)
14 mins
Anton Shcheglov
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Native in Russian
Zimbabwe
English—Russian
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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4
I am out of my mind
Мой вариант :-)
19 mins
I am restless and uneasy.
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+2
1 hr
5 hrs
feel miserable, on the rack
I feel miserable. I am (totally) on the rack.
on the rack
anxious, often because you are waiting for something or because people are asking you difficult questions You're left on the rack for three days waiting for the results from the hospital. Here was a respected politician being put on the rack (= asked a lot of difficult questions) by aggressive junior politicians.
on the rack
anxious, often because you are waiting for something or because people are asking you difficult questions You're left on the rack for three days waiting for the results from the hospital. Here was a respected politician being put on the rack (= asked a lot of difficult questions) by aggressive junior politicians.
8 hrs
Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Quality Translations for Quality Clients
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
smb. is worried to death (going crazy) waiting for news from (waiting to hear from…)
...
1 day 18 hrs
Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Armenia
Specializes in field
Armenia
A word is a world. /H. T./
Native in: Armenian
Works in: English to Armenian, Russian to Armenian, Armenian to English, and 1 more.
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4
I am on needles as to ..
on pins and needles
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Note added at 2 օր6 ժամ (2011-02-28 06:33:11 GMT)
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I have my heart in my mouth waiting to hear from...
I am on edge waiting to hear from...
Please consider these variants, not the first one
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Note added at 2 օր6 ժամ (2011-02-28 06:33:11 GMT)
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I have my heart in my mouth waiting to hear from...
I am on edge waiting to hear from...
Please consider these variants, not the first one
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