🟠 When do you think a Russian phrase КАК НОЖОМ ПО СЕРДЦУ [ kak na-zhom pa ser-tsu] is usually used?
КАК - how, like, as if НОЖ - a knife СЕРДЦЕ - a heart
КАК - how, like, as if НОЖ - a knife СЕРДЦЕ - a heart
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8%
When someone is going to have his heart operated.
82%
When someone suffers from other people's actions, behaviour or words.
6%
When your friends mock at you but you're thick-skinned enough to ignore them.
0%
When you failed arranging SPA-treatments for your kitten or partner at home.
4%
When the prices for eggs have increased unreasonably not only in Russia.
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• Как ножом по сердцу
[kak na-zhom pa ser-tsu]
SLT: Like with a knife on the heart
Meaning:
Something extremely unpleasant, painful, which causes mental pain or suffering to someone.
🔻The full version of this phrase is:
•Как ножом (резануть) по сердцу.
[kak na-zhom (re-za-nut') pa ser-tsu]
SLT: Like (to cut/hit) the heart with a knife.
Synonym:
• Как серпом по шее
[kak ser-pom pa she-ye]
SLT: (It's) like (to cut) the neck with a sickle
⚠️ Or there is an indecent variant:
• Как серпом по яйцам
[kak ser-pom pa yay-tsam]
SLT: (It's) like (to cut) the male testicles with a sickle
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[kak na-zhom pa ser-tsu]
SLT: Like with a knife on the heart
Meaning:
Something extremely unpleasant, painful, which causes mental pain or suffering to someone.
🔻The full version of this phrase is:
•Как ножом (резануть) по сердцу.
[kak na-zhom (re-za-nut') pa ser-tsu]
SLT: Like (to cut/hit) the heart with a knife.
Synonym:
• Как серпом по шее
[kak ser-pom pa she-ye]
SLT: (It's) like (to cut) the neck with a sickle
[kak ser-pom pa yay-tsam]
SLT: (It's) like (to cut) the male testicles with a sickle
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• Крещение
[kri-shche-ni-ye]
Epiphany
🔻On the day of Epiphany Eve (18 January), the Great Blessing of Water takes place. Believers gather in churches to collect holy water.
🔻It is believed that this water has healing properties.
🔻On Epiphany (January 19), Epiphany bathing is held throughout Russia. For this purpose, special ice holes are made in lakes and rivers.
🔻People believe that such a ritual cleanses the soul and brings them closer to God, although swimming in cold water on Epiphany is not a church rite.
🔻 Vladimir Putin also takes part in Epiphany bathing (see the video in the comments)
🔻As it was almost always frosty on this day, the following term appeared:
• Крещенские морозы
[kri-shchen-ski-ye ma-ro-zy]
Epiphany Frosts
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[kri-shche-ni-ye]
Epiphany
🔻On the day of Epiphany Eve (18 January), the Great Blessing of Water takes place. Believers gather in churches to collect holy water.
🔻It is believed that this water has healing properties.
🔻On Epiphany (January 19), Epiphany bathing is held throughout Russia. For this purpose, special ice holes are made in lakes and rivers.
🔻People believe that such a ritual cleanses the soul and brings them closer to God, although swimming in cold water on Epiphany is not a church rite.
🔻 Vladimir Putin also takes part in Epiphany bathing (see the video in the comments)
🔻As it was almost always frosty on this day, the following term appeared:
• Крещенские морозы
[kri-shchen-ski-ye ma-ro-zy]
Epiphany Frosts
Video by: Комсомольская Правда
Photos: Internet
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• Уютно устроился!
[u-yut-na us-tro-il-sya]
(It has) settled in comfortably
• Устраиваться (imperfective)
[us-tra-i-va-tsa]
To make oneself comfortable
• Устраивайтесь поудобнее! (imperative, plural/polite)
[us-tra-i-vay-tes' pa-u-dob-ne-ye]
+
• Устраивайся поудобнее! (imperative, singular)
[us-tra-i-vay-sya pa-u-dob-ne-ye]
• Поудобнее (colloquial)<- удобнее [u-dob-ne-ye] More comfortable
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Birds-2:
1. Фламинго (-)
[fla-min-go]
Flamingo(s)
2. Цапля (цапли)
[tsap-lya (tsap-li)]
Heron(s)
3. Аист (аисты)
[a-ist (a-isty)]
Stork(s)
4. Журавль (журавли)
[zhu-ravl' (zhu-rav-li)]
Crane(s)
5. Ибис (ибисы)
[i-bis (i-bi-sy)]
Ibis(es)
• У нас (не) водятся ... (+ nominative, plural noun)
[u nas (ne) vo-dya-tsa...]
(At our place) There are (no) ...
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• Подавляй и властвуй
[pa-dav-lyay i vlast-vuy]
Suppress and rule
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[pa-dav-lyay i vlast-vuy]
Suppress and rule
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• Зимний Питер
[zim-niy pi-ter]
Winter (St) Peter(sburg)
📍Geoposition: St Petersburg, Russia
Video: ?
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[zim-niy pi-ter]
Winter (St) Peter(sburg)
📍Geoposition: St Petersburg, Russia
Video: ?
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• Лентяй (лентяи) (masc.noun)
[lin-tyay (lin-tya-ee)]
• Лентяйка (лентяйки) (femin.noun)
[lin-tyay-ka (lin-tyay-kee)]
🇬🇧 A lazy person (people), lazy-bones
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• (Объём) на максималках
[ ab'yom na mak-si-mal-kakh]
(Volume) at its maximum
🔻(...) на максималках (instrumental) means (something) in its highest form of manifestation.
• Максималка is a slang feminine noun which originated from 'максимум' (maximum)
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[ ab'yom na mak-si-mal-kakh]
(Volume) at its maximum
🔻(...) на максималках (instrumental) means (something) in its highest form of manifestation.
• Максималка is a slang feminine noun which originated from 'максимум' (maximum)
Video by: muromeroo
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[ye-ba-nash-ka]
Meaning:
Stupid, naive, but cute person. It can be referred both to a male or a female.
Origin:
Perhaps the origins of the word might lie in the name 'Чебурашка' “Cheburashka”, who was naive but kind and sweet.
[ka-koy zhi ty ye-ba-nash-ka]
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• Идея всеобщего разоружения
[i-de-ya fsi-ob-shche-va ra-za-ru-zhe-ni-ya]
🇬🇧 The idea of general disarmament
🔻Russian Emperor Nicholas II first proposed to the world the idea of general disarmament. He put forward such a proposal at the conference of European heads of state on arms limitation that he convened in The Hague in 1898.
🔻He claimed that forces and capital wasted on excessive weapons could be used for education and development of the well-being of the people.
🔻Europe admired the generosity of the Russian Sovereign, but accepted the idea itself very restrainedly.
📎 In the context of the general rhetoric of modern European countries, which are going to create an army to fight Russia over the next 5 years, this idea is very relevant now.
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[i-de-ya fsi-ob-shche-va ra-za-ru-zhe-ni-ya]
🔻Russian Emperor Nicholas II first proposed to the world the idea of general disarmament. He put forward such a proposal at the conference of European heads of state on arms limitation that he convened in The Hague in 1898.
🔻He claimed that forces and capital wasted on excessive weapons could be used for education and development of the well-being of the people.
🔻Europe admired the generosity of the Russian Sovereign, but accepted the idea itself very restrainedly.
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• Вытирать (лицо) (imperfective)
[ vy-ti-rat' (l itso)]
=
• Вытереть (лицо) (perfective)
[vy-ti-ret' (li-tso)]
• Хозяйка, чем можно вытереть лицо?
[kha-zyay-ka, chem mozh-na vy-ti-ret' li-tso]
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1. Вы не могли бы (открыть дверь)?
[vy ni mag-li by (at-kryt' dver')]
2. Разрешите мне (открыть дверь), пожалуйста.
[raz-ri-shi-te mnye (at-kryt' dver') pa-zha-lu-sta]
3. Будьте добры, (откройте дверь), пожалуйста.
[bud'-te dab-ry, (at-kroy-te dver'), pa-zha-lus-ta]
4. Вас не затруднит (открыть дверь)?
[vas ne za-trud-nit (at-kryt' dver')]
5. Если Вам нетрудно, (откройте дверь), пожалуйста.
[yes-li vam ne-trud-nа, (аt-kroy-te dver') pа-zha-lu-sta]
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