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nigelinleeds
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 Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:43 am Post subject: idioms |
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Do Russians use idioms much? here are a some of my favourite English ones:
The cats whiskers - something very good
The lights are on but nobody's home - someone who is stupid
A face like a bulldog chewing a wasp - someone who is ugly
As mad as a box of frogs - someone who is crazy, but in a good way
so, some Russian idioms with translations would be interesting |
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Generation P
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Location: SHE WENT TO BARCELONA!
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Ни пуха ни пера! = Good luck! (for example in exam) - К чёрту! = response to ni pukha ni pera
Сходить / сойти с ума = go insane
упасть с неба на землю = to fall on the ground from the sky
идти куда глаза глядят = go where your eyes point
- sorry for bad English in translations, it is just not my mother tongue |
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Ender
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Location: Ural mountains
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c Луны свалился (fallen from the Moon) - someone don't know news or state of things
медведь на ухо наступил (The bear has crushed an ear) - A person does not have ear for music.
Когда трава была зеленой а деревья большие (when the grass was green and trees high) - In a youth. |
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Markus
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Когда рак на горе свиснет - when a crayfish on a hill whistles.
Meaning: It will never happen. |
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jo jo 7
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Location: Louisville,Kentucky
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| Markus wrote: | Когда рак на горе свиснет - when a crayfish on a hill whistles.
Meaning: It will never happen. |
Ah, yeah I can relate to that, "When Hell Freezes Over".... |
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Ender
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Дерьмо не тонет Shit does not sink
Meaning: Bad people does not suffer from bad situations.
Руки выпрями Hands straighten
Meaning: One need to be more accurate and effective in order to complete task. WIth curved hands it is difficult to do it. |
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Mackenzie
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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What does this idiom mean?
etot chuvak menya visajivaet
A friend wrote me this:
I'm not even sure myself what it means cause it's a rather new one, - but I think it means this dude is freaking me out, makes me fond of him, flabbergasted and amazed by him at the same time... he-he 
Anyone know exactly?  |
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Ender
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Mackenzie wrote: | What does this idiom mean?
etot chuvak menya visajivaet
A friend wrote me this:
I'm not even sure myself what it means cause it's a rather new one, - but I think it means this dude is freaking me out, makes me fond of him, flabbergasted and amazed by him at the same time... he-he
Anyone know exactly? |
Roughly this mean: this guy tries to convince me or tries to force to believe me in something.
However this idiom is not common for use. |
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Daria
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| Ender wrote: | | Mackenzie wrote: | What does this idiom mean?
etot chuvak menya visajivaet
A friend wrote me this:
I'm not even sure myself what it means cause it's a rather new one, - but I think it means this dude is freaking me out, makes me fond of him, flabbergasted and amazed by him at the same time... he-he
Anyone know exactly? |
Roughly this mean: this guy tries to convince me or tries to force to believe me in something.
However this idiom is not common for use. |
I think it means: " This " person" makes me wonder" (Этот мужик меня удивляет). |
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Mackenzie
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Thank you both.
Ender wrote:
| Quote: | | However this idiom is not common for use. |
What do you mean by that? Heh sorry, I know it's slang if that's what you mean... |
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Bouncer
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У меня дел выше крыши - I'm so busy
Хуй знает - I have no idea (rude)
Быть в жопе - be in an extremely bad situation (rude)
Гора с плеч - feel relief
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Да нет наверное - No |
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othawise
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| can anybody tell me what "ну не скажи" (nu ne skaji) means as a phrase and when is it used? Thanks. |
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vox16
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| othawise wrote: | | can anybody tell me what "ну не скажи" (nu ne skaji) means as a phrase and when is it used? Thanks. |
It means disagreement, and counterexample is expected immediately after it.
e.g.- "ну не скажи - коллекция там намного лучше" |
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othawise
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| I see. Thanks alot, vox16. |
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Stanislav
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Как снег на голову (like snow on one's head) - all of a sudden
A new one in youth slang: жесть! (tin as metal) - cool!
Кишка тонка = Руки коротки (gut too narrow = hands too short) not enough power or resources to do something
Он мухи не обидит (He won't harm a fly) - He'll never do any harm to anyone
Как папа Карло (like daddy Carlo) - to work hard, usually not earning much; Carlo comes from the Russian version of Pinoccio book
Гол как сокол (naked like a falcon) - extremely poor
Медвежья услуга (bear's service) - a service that does in fact more harm than good
More to follow! |
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