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[joliecanard.livejournal.com]

How would you say "have someone killed?" Mafia-style, as in order his death?

"My father will have the thugs kill him"

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[oryx_and_crake]

"Мой отец сделает так, чтобы его убили"

[joliecanard.livejournal.com]

Прекрасно.

[bwww.livejournal.com]

Well, I think this translation is kinda weird. I would say smth that like
Мой отец будет убит киллерами
Моего отца убьют килерры
/etc.

[oryx_and_crake]

I am sorry, but you misunderstood the original phrase. "Him" who would be killed is not the father but somebody else.

[anc-q.livejournal.com]

so i almost agree with you, but i hesitate
it's like "i will have my hair cut"
"я постригу волосы"

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

"I will have my hair cut" is "я постригусь" or "я подстригусь".

[anc-q.livejournal.com]

but I'll not do it - someone else will cut my hair - so "My father will have the thugs kill him" - someone will kill the father

PS i didn't ask the translation - i gave example

[svyatogor.livejournal.com]

> "My father will have the thugs kill him" - someone will kill the father
completely wrong! this means that father will give someone an order to kill him

a bit more mafia style

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

Отец пошлёт своих людей разобраться с ним.

Его уберут люди отца.

Re: a bit more mafia style

[svyatogor.livejournal.com]

another one: Люди отца его ликвидируют.

есть ведь хорошее слово

[lenny-goofoff.livejournal.com]

заказать smb
(to have contract)

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

Why would you bother to have contract when you can just send your thugs to do it (or have you father send them for you)? ;)