Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Решили играть в карты на голову начальника
English translation:
They sat to play cards for a dare to kill the boss
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Anton Konashenok
Oct 10, 2009 21:39
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Russian term
Решили играть в карты на голову начальника
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They decided to play cards, the bet being the chief's life.
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Oct 21, 2009 06:46: Anton Konashenok Created KOG entry
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Anton Konashenok
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They sat to play cards for a dare to kill the boss
Смысл таких игр - проигравший обязан совершить убийство (неоднократно описано в литературе)
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They decided to play a game of cards with the boss' life as the stake
The loser would have to...
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Dylan Edwards
: This seems to work best. I'd use "boss's". It's quite often "stakes", in fact my dictionary even says "usu. stakes"./Yes, they're matters of style. What proportion of people would write and say "boss's"? - well, it's really a matter for forum discussion.
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Thank you, Dylan. All are a matter of style, I prefer an apostrophe and a singular form of "stake" in this case.
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they were drawing Deadman's Hand for their chief in the card game
They decided to bet (to stake) on their chief's head in the card game.
They decided to play a game of cards with their chief's head in the kitty.
The chief's head was staked on a winner of the card game.
They were playing for keeps with the chief's life in the card game.
They decided to play a game of cards with their chief's head in the kitty.
The chief's head was staked on a winner of the card game.
They were playing for keeps with the chief's life in the card game.
Discussion
...тот, кто проиграет, должен будет в течение 10 дней снять голову с начальника и отнести ее к проходной будке.
Еще раз спасибо!