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Daria
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 1136
Location: Канада

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bouncer wrote:

Хуй знает - I have no idea (rude)
Быть в жопе - be in an extremely bad situation (rude)

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MrSpice
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Joined: 14 Jul 2003
Posts: 3436

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once
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Daria
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Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 1136
Location: Канада

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MrSpice wrote:
пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once


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jo jo 7
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Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 3189
Location: Louisville,Kentucky

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daria wrote:
MrSpice wrote:
пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once




Laughing
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nikir
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 1368
Location: Coffs Harbour Australia

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jo jo 7 wrote:
Daria wrote:
MrSpice wrote:
пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once




Laughing


So jojo, do you have a car or a small car?
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jo jo 7
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Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 3189
Location: Louisville,Kentucky

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:
jo jo 7 wrote:
Daria wrote:
MrSpice wrote:
пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once




Laughing


So jojo, do you have a car or a small car?


This must be a trick question. I have a 2 door midsized car.
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nikir
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 1368
Location: Coffs Harbour Australia

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well you lol'd

Next question, with ears?
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jo jo 7
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 3189
Location: Louisville,Kentucky

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:
Well you lol'd

Next question, with ears?


Nikir, what is lol'd? It is early for me this morning.
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nikir
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 1368
Location: Coffs Harbour Australia

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or a handle?
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jo jo 7
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 05 Nov 2006
Posts: 3189
Location: Louisville,Kentucky

PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:
Or a handle?


Nikir, I am confused with your replies...
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vox16
WayToRussified


Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Posts: 313

PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MrSpice wrote:
- car
small car a woman - the neighbor


Unverifiable.
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Daria
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 1136
Location: Канада

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nikir wrote:
jo jo 7 wrote:
Daria wrote:
MrSpice wrote:
пизда с ушами - car
жопа с ручкой - small car
волосеписьная жопа - a woman
пукахуйный пиздобол - the neighbor
пососи и больше не проси - do it only once




Laughing


So jojo, do you have a car or a small car?


Я только сейчас поняла в чем здесь дело....Nikir. Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Rema
Just Starting


Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hope it will stand you in good stead:

больной вопрос - touchy subject
не в своей тарелке - ill at ease
смотреть сквозь пальцы - turn a blind eye to
хоть шаром покати - there's nothing there
после дождика в четверг == когда рак на горе свистнет ))
язык можно сломать - very difficult to pronounce a word or a phrase
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Ender
Talk Show Host


Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 223
Location: Ural mountains

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

В гробу видал я твой <....>! - I saw your <subject> in a coffin! (expressive). Example: I saw your money in a coffin!

Author does not want to use or to have subject of talk, or disagree with some statement.
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p3pp3rmint
Just Starting


Joined: 22 Aug 2008
Posts: 1
Location: U.S.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Generation P wrote:
Ни пуха ни пера! = Good luck! (for example in exam) - К чёрту! = response to ni pukha ni pera


I was looking this phrase up because I could only remember the reply, and because our Russian teacher in college wouldn't tell us the literal meaning. She told us that the phrase is good luck for something that is likely to fail (like for an exam, like you said, but probably one you didn't study for). For the reply, she told us that this should be the ONLY instance you ever use it, because it is a very serious insult when not replying to something that jokingly. She hinted that it would be akin to randomly saying "Go **** yourself!" to someone you don't know very well, but with the good luck phrase you could say it to a teacher, or they would say it to you, and it would be no big deal.

I went and found something someone else had to say about it, and the literal meaning. They make it sound less harsh, although out of context it could still be considered mean.

http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8673&PN=1&get=last:
When someone says "Ни пуха, ни пера!" ("ni pUha, ni perA" - literally, "(wishing you) neither fuzz(/fluff) nor feathers"), which means "good luck!", one is expected to reply "к черту!" ("K chYOrtu!", literally, "to the devil"), which means "(Go) to hell!". Responding with "thanks" may apparently jinx the whole undertaking, so only "к черту" is a valid reply.
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