Usage examples of "обуза" in Russian with translation to English

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Translations: all18 burden10 liability5 other translations3
А это Патрик, моя зазноба и обуза. This is my ball and chain, Patrick.
Мне это очень нравится - я имею в виду, что переносить воду - это такая обуза, и вдруг кто-то придумал, что, а может ее можно перекатывать. I just love this, you know - I mean carrying water is such a drag, and somebody just came up with the idea of well, what if you rolled it.
Чем больше таких шагов предпримут восточно-европейские страны, тем более очевидным станет то, что интеграция - взаимовыгодное предприятие (а не дорогостоящая обуза), и тем скорее Запад придет в движение. The more Eastern Europe’s countries take these steps, the more apparent it will be that integration is a win-win proposition rather than a costly bail-in, the sooner the West will move.
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