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[belacane.livejournal.com]

how would one say in russian "I might as well have"
as in "I migh as well have jumped off a cliff".
or "I migh as well just go hang myself".

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[mricon.livejournal.com]

There is no direct translation—use "хоть" or "прям хоть":

Хоть с обрыва прыгай!
Прям хоть вешайся!

Note that both of these are purely for spoken colloquial speech.

[inetman.livejournal.com]

Well, I think that it's will be 'Я бы мог с тем же успехом' or 'С тем же успехом я мог бы' - the first one is slightly more self-centered.
Also you can use 'Я бы мог просто' when talking, for example, about some great work that brings only a negative results.

[belacane.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[oryx_and_crake]

No, I don't think this is correct translation for "I might as well have". I vote for inetman's version below.

[mricon.livejournal.com]

I assure you, for the connotations of "I might as well hang myself" and "I might as well have jumped off the cliff," these suit well.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

inetman's versio simply looks (and is) less colloquial. But you're right, the meaning drifts slightly.