не в своей тарелке

Russian

Etymology

A mistranslation of French ne pas être dans son assiette, where the word assiette (“place, condition; plate”) was originally referring to place, condition rather than plate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿f‿svɐˈjej tɐˈrʲeɫkʲe]

Adjective

не в свое́й таре́лке • (ne v svojéj tarélke)

  1. uncomfortable with something, under the weather
  2. out of place

Antonyms

  • в свое́й таре́лке (v svojéj tarélke)
  • как ры́ба в воде́ (kak rýba v vodé)
  • в свое́й стихи́и (v svojéj stixíi)
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