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Meaning of “Похоже, ты к нему клеишься”
Похоже, ты к нему клеишься
Please let me know, which of the following translation is better for this?
1- Looks like you stick to him.
2- Sounds to me like you're going towards him.
3- Sounds to me ...
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“дочерям их не будет ни в пути, ни при Дворе никаких обид”
The ИСТОРИЧЕСКИЙ ОЧЕРК ГЛАВНЕЙШИХ СОБЫТИЙ В КАМЧАТКЕ. 1650—1855 by Sgibnev, 1869, contains this passage:
Января 13-го 1758 г. прибыл в Нижнекамчатск штат-фурьер Шахтуров для выбора ко двору ...
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Do “целить” and “нацеливать” mean the same thing?
They both seems to mean “to aim”, but dictionaries seem to indicate that it’s:
наце́лить – наце́ливать
which constitute an aspectual pair, and not
це́лить – наце́лить
as I have previously thought....
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Expressing surprise (multiple variations of “I am lost for words”)
Assuming, that I recently received unexpected news that both, surprised me and hit me emotionally. I'm literally lost for words and don't know what to say. I am not voiceless in a medical sense, nor ...
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Перевод слова 'bastard' на русский язык
Слово bastard в значении 4 не ругательное.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bastard
Три вопроса:
Как его в этом случае перевести на русский язык?
Можно ли с таким словом обращаться к девушке или ...
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Word for “activity tracker” or “smart bracelet”
Recently, small wearable devices have become popular to track vital parameters, such as walked distance, heartbeat rate, calorie consumption and quality of sleep. There is a variety of names for those ...
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What does раз mean? [closed]
I searched it on yandex images but there doesn't seem to be a really exact definition? Isn't it a noun?
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Two different pronunciation of “понял”
I just searched for phonetic of понял and found these:
по́нял [пон’ил]
поня́л [пан’ал]
Please let me know that both are correct? and have same meaning as Got it!?
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difference between “расскажите мне” and “скажите мне”
What is the difference between "расскажите мне" and "скажите мне"?
Both mean, tell me!?
And also may I remove мне in both cases?
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meaning and usage of “что ты”
What is the meaning of "что ты" when person uses it during conversation like this:
Это твой папа?
Нет! что ты! Это мой дядя.
It means, what are you saying? or you are saying wrong thing!
And another ...
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difference between “как это устроено” and “как это работает”
What is the difference between "как это устроено" and "как это работает"?
Both mean "how it works"?
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“Сколько времени?” vs “который час?”
What is the difference between these:
"Сколько врЕмени?" and "который час?"
Both mean what time is it, yes? Which one is informal and which one formal? and in which situation can be used?
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вспоминаешь или Помнишь?
Вспоминаешь или Помнишь?
What is the difference between these?
Both mean remember(singular-informal) but two different faces!
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What is the difference between сумерки and сумрак?
As I have been reading about «Ночный Дозор», which I intend to read soon, Wikipedia hinted that those words have slightly different meanings. However, that explanation is very subtle and it left me ...
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What's the difference between “проглянуть” and “проглянуться”?
According to my dictionary, both проглянуть and проглянуться mean to "peep out". For example:
Солнце проглянуло из-за облаков
Солнце проглянулось из-за облаков
Is there a difference?
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Anyone want to expand on what “можения” means?
It is said in a Vladimir Vysotsky song.
Прочь влияния извне,
привыкайте к новизне,
вдох глубокий до изне–
можения.
I believe it comes from the word мочь but I'm not completely sure. I'd be grateful ...
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Aspectual pairs with one reflexive
Normally a reflexivity of a verb stays the same regardless of aspect (not talking about semantic derivation). But I have learned three exceptions to this rule already:
станови́ться – стать (but: ...
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Как воспринимается в сегодняшнем носителем языка слово “автомашина”?
Иногда, скорее в старших источниках, встречаю слово "автомашина", полагаю что его значение это просто "машина", или "автомобиль". Можно сказать, что слово "автомашина" устаревшее? Как оно звучит уху ...
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Difference in usage between “здание,” “сооружение” & “постройка”
I it my understanding that all of these mean a building, as in “man-made structure.” However, I have been told that сооружение and постройка are rather technical. What do they really mean? How are ...
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What is the difference in meaning between “латвийка” and “латышка”?
"Латвийка" and "латышка" are both translated into English as "a (female) Latvian" (or, which in English is a rather archaic form, "a [female] Lett"). But what is their difference in meaning? Is one of ...
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Does word order influence the meaning of this sentence?
Intro: Here is some text where the speaker is explaining their plans for their future education:
Диссертации только после магистратуры и на соискание (получение)
степени. Если всё пойдёт по плану,...
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How to say “moving in to a new house”
I was wondering how you can say in Russian that you are moving into a new house/apartment or moving to a new city (to live there, not to visit it). I find it difficult to find a good translation for ...
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Can a woman be тетка to her зять in any sense of the words?
A woman is not an aunt to her son-in-law, but does зять have an alternate meaning other than son-in-law, or тетка have an alternate meaning other than aunt, such that a woman can be тетка to her зять?
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случаться vs происходить vs статься
Hey I'm confused about the use of случаться vs происходить, as well as бывать and статься. They appear high up on most of the frequency lists I've seen, I've read that случаться describes a random ...
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Lomonosov's three literary styles [closed]
According to Serhii Plokhy's Lost Kingdom, at a time of linguistic-nationalist tension, Mikhail Lomonosov prescriptively defined three styles:
the high style, to be used for the composition of ...
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Difference between “пасть” and “упасть”
I found a source saying that the partner of падать is both упасть and пасть, so I was wondering what the difference between these two words is. So far I could only find a post explaining the ...
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Difference between царь and король?
The only sites answering this question are in Russian text, so I wanted to ask it here.
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Feedback request for this small collection of Russian words
Native English speaker here. I'm building a collection of flashcards to learn Russian (that I will eventually share on Anki) and I'm hoping that someone could take 60 seconds to confirm the accuracy ...
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What's the difference between ничем and ничего?
Both mean "nothing" as far as I understand, so what is the difference?
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Does word “расфокусировка” exist?
I was looking for a word meaning "blur" (as a noun) or "bokeh".
I know the word расфокусированный means "out of focus", but does "расфокусировка" exist?
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How to say “slam a door open/shut” in Russian?
I would like to translate this sentence to Russian:
The doors of the [beduin] tents slammed open and shut in the wind.
I found the verbs хло́пнуть and захло́пнуть for shutting or slamming a door. ...
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“Радио” or “ра́дио”
I was wondering which is the correct form. радио or ра́дио ? I mean I've seen people writing both of them. And I've also seen many letters with this accent above the a. Is it necessary? Which spelling ...
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Is “соблюдатель” a valid word?
..., стать соблюдателем существующего порядка и охранником международных правил, или стать ...
or something better to say this in Russian?
Thanks!
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“Vrra” is a hispanization of which Russian word?
Mariano Payeras, a Spanish priest, wrote in an 1822 diary entry:
As a last courtesy our officers said goodbye to all the Russians who saluted us with four cannon shots, hat waving, and gestures, ...
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How to remember the differences between all of the “-гляд-” verbs?
There are many verbs based on the root -гляд-, which all mean something similar to "look at/glance" (взгляд), and are among the most commonly used words of the Russian language.
Because of this, they ...
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“HP” / “Hit Points” in Russian?
"HP" is something commonly found in sci-fi and fantasy role-playing games.
Can anyone give me a clue? Specifically I need the abbreviation equivalent if there is one, or else a very short word. If ...
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“Kind regards” in Russian
I have been looking around in the net, and I have several options come up, so I better ask those who know. Is "С уважением" a proper end of a mail with equivelant to kind regards or is it something ...
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French loanwords ending in “-tion” [duplicate]
I've noticed that, not only in Russian, but in many other Eastern European languages that in French loanwords that end in "-tion", the suffix almost always appears as "-cija" (-ция). Examples include ...
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Is there a comprehensive list of where “в” and “на” are used?
For instance, I have the impression that the phrase "on the toilet" translates to "в туалете" or "на унитазе", but that switching "в" and "на" between either of these two phrases would be incorrect.
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Roman and Greek loan words in Russian and Germanic languages
I have had the impression that there are fewer Latin and Greek loan words in Russian than there are in German and in English. Is my impression right, and is there documentation about this?
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Насколько архаично слово “магнитофон”? Что сегодня используется наиболее часто вместо него?
Мой задачник часто использует слова "слушать магнитофон". Насколько архаично слово "магнитофон"? Что сегодня чаще употребляется? "МР3-плеер"? "иПод"? "сотовый"? (как слово и как технология)
Я не ...
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Почему зовут символ @ “собака”? Why is the @-symbol called “dog”?
Почему зовут символ @ "собака"? Why is the @-symbol called "dog"?
I saw this translation on the Babbel website. Most of the Russian terms regarding computer technology seem to be either direct ...
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What are some words that can translate “butterface” into Russian?
According to the UrbanDictionary website, butterface/butter face is an American slang for:
A girl who is hot, except for her (but her, butter) face.
Can you think of any common slang or playful ...
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Что значит “ПО”? (What does the abbreviation “ПО” stand for?)
I see this a lot in the context of computer programs. My original guess was that it stood for something like
"программа операции"
meaning something like operating system (i.e. "ПО=OS"), but it seems ...
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“To have free time” - is “располагать” mandatory?
Right now I'm learning about constructions of occurences and I have a quesitions about some fact.
Let's assume someone asks you if you could help him. And he says the following (excerpt from the ...
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What exactly separates Russian swearing from others?
I've been told more than once by Russian speakers that Russian swear words have some kind of different connotation than English ones do, yet without being a speaker I can never quite understand how. ...
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How Contemporary Is Tolstoy's Language?
I am very interested to know from Russian speakers about their attitude towards Tolstoy's language. When I read any of his work, whether it is his extended writing or short stories, the words he use ...
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What does всевеликий mean?
I have encountered "всевеликое войско донское", but what exactly does it mean in Russian? Perhaps it is dialectal? Can it be seen in other context?
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The word пахтярь
Does anybody know what the word пахтярь means? It appears to refer to a profession.
I'm guessing it means "ploughman" but I can't find it in any dictionaries.
Answers in Russian are welcome.
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Is there a vocabulary list comparable to Basic English?
Basic English and its kin are artificial dialects which represent, among other features, a carefully-pared-down vocabulary intended to be fairly comprehensive and expressive for its thrift. The ...
