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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “having a bird's rights ”; compare to German vogelfrei.
Pronunciation
Adverb
на пти́чьих права́х • (na ptíčʹix praváx)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) without a permit, without papers, without a contract, illegally
- жить на пти́чьих права́х ― žitʹ na ptíčʹix praváx ― to live without a residence permit; to be an undocumented migrant
1996, Г. Н. Щербакова, Год Алёны:Она уже работала временно, на птичьих правах, в каком-то клубе не то художником, не то корректором, не то платным сочинителем, смеялась над своей «деятельностью», в которой не видела никакого смысла, а его и не было ― смысла.- Ona uže rabotala vremenno, na ptičʹix pravax, v kakom-to klube ne to xudožnikom, ne to korrektorom, ne to platnym sočinitelem, smejalasʹ nad svojej «dejatelʹnostʹju», v kotoroj ne videla nikakovo smysla, a jevo i ne bylo ― smysla.
- She already had a temporary position, without a contract, at some club, working either as an artist or an editor or a copywriter; she laughed at her “employment”, seeing absolutely no point in it, and indeed, there was no point.