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| Tecktight Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States Joined 4976 days ago 227 posts - 327 votes  Speaks: English*, Serbian Studies: German, Russian, Estonian | Message 569 of 672 28 July 2012 at 10:16am | IP Logged | ||
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Lol, it very much looks like a toffee-apple, doesn't it? It must be something the Evil Queen cooked up for modern-
day Snow White, who happens to be a poor teenager working at a carnival. Or something. We can certainly attempt to have a Skype session tomorrow. However, again, my internet connection likely won't hold. I'll be there, but in and out. Type here if anyone is interested, so I know to be online. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4707 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 570 of 672 28 July 2012 at 10:19am | IP Logged | ||
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To me it looks like the cover for some decent modern heavy metal/ scandinavian
gothic/symphonic tra-la-la rock band. But hey, we all have our preferences... I'm back, I will be there if someone else raises their hand and says YO, TARVOS, WANNA TALK 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Tecktight Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States Joined 4976 days ago 227 posts - 327 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian Studies: German, Russian, Estonian | Message 571 of 672 28 July 2012 at 10:22am | IP Logged | ||
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Some Russian Idioms
Валять дурака Не валяй дурака! (You say this when someone says something stupid, or when someone is being lazy) Выходить сухим из воды (literally meaning “come dry out of the water.” You use it when someone gets away with a crime or doesn’t get punished for doing something wrong) Делать из мухи слона Не делай из мухи слона! (meaning don’t make a big deal out of things) Доверяй, но проверяй! (trust, but verify) Море по колено Мне море по колено! (lit. translation = the sea is below [my] knees. Used to describe a person who isn’t scared—the sea is below their knees so the water is not dangerous to them). Как гром среди ясного неба (lit. thunder coming from the sky. I.e. “out of the blue”) Как сыр в масле кататься (lit. cheese sliding/skating in butter—like English “living in a cloverfield,” used to refer to someone who has an easy life.) Марк, feel free to step in to correct if I got the meanings of any of these wrong. I don't want anyone running around saying something completely off on the account of my mistakes! Edited by Tecktight on 28 July 2012 at 10:23am 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Марк Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5056 days ago 2096 posts - 2972 votes Speaks: Russian* | Message 572 of 672 28 July 2012 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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Does "out of the blue" mean something unexpected and unpleasant? That's what как гром
посреди ясного неба means. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Tecktight Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States Joined 4976 days ago 227 posts - 327 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian Studies: German, Russian, Estonian | Message 573 of 672 28 July 2012 at 3:54pm | IP Logged | ||
Yes, it means something unexpected. However, it doesn't necessarily have to be a negative thing. I take it гром is interpreted with a negative connotation, then? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Марк Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5056 days ago 2096 posts - 2972 votes Speaks: Russian* | Message 574 of 672 28 July 2012 at 4:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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Ну, да.
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4707 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 575 of 672 17 August 2012 at 12:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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Time to revive this thread. Who's still present? :)
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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5556 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 576 of 672 17 August 2012 at 1:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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I've still got one foot in the TAC, although the other is probably tripping over a box or suitcase right now!
If there are any other language loving Sputnik spirits out there, knock 3 times... ;) Edited by Teango on 17 August 2012 at 1:24pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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