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Adrianna Navar
I need some russian quotes...
can anybody help me??? I need some russian quotes with their meanings and if s possible, a brief explanation... thanks!
13 de abr de 2009 19:30
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"Влюбленные часов не наблюдают" - "People in love do not note the time/ what hour". This is a very popular quote from Griboedov's Woe from Wit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woe_from_Wit.
Another catch phrase from Woe from Wit::
"Свежо предание, а верится с трудом" - "It's a new story, but hardly believable". (sorry for the rough translation). The meaning is: the story is about a recent event, but full of wrong details and lie. It's a satirical phrase.
14 de abril de 2009
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Нет некрасивых женщин, бывает мало водки. (There are no unattractive women, only too little vodka).
14 de abril de 2009
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Много будешь знать - скоро состаришься!
Usually said to a person, who is too much curious. Literally - If you will know much - will get older soon.
I think its folkloric paraphraze of famouse thought from the Gospel: Во многия знания многия печали...
14 de abril de 2009
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Нет дыма без огня - there is not smoke without a fire
15 de abril de 2009
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Politic quotes:
-Хотели, как лучше, а получилось, как всегда - "we wanted to do as better, but it occurred as always" (as far as i remember it's imperishable expression of Michail Gorbachiov) means we tried hard but only made the situation worse
-Мухи отдельно - котлеты отдельно - "flies separated of cutlets, cutlets separated of flies" (favourite expression of Vladimir Putin)
-Не торопись, а то успеешь - "don't hurry or you'll be in time" (Alexander Lebed, mayor of Krasnoyarsky krai)
-показать кузькину мать - "show them the Kuzia's mother" (Khrushiov, if i'm not wrong) means "to win a victory over your competitors"
-дать по мясу - "to kick their ass" (the same author)
It's not quotes actually - i'd rather call it idioms
21 de abril de 2009
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Adrianna Navar
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Inglês, Francês, Alemão, Norueguês, Russo, Espanhol, Sueco
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