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ватки

English translation: cotton balls

18:43 Aug 27, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Russian term or phrase: ватки
- А посуду, там. Я не знаю, какие-то ватки. Вот это вот. То есть шприцы – это, как бы, одна сторона. А на счет этого?
- Ничего не могу сказать, потому что они меня не пускают и не показывают, как они колются. То есть они при мне не колются никогда.
(She’s changed the subject, and is asking about посуда (dishes?). But what’s ватки? And secondly, why is the answer about seeing how people inject themselves, or has he misunderstood the question?)
Kajuco
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:31
English translation:cotton balls
Explanation:
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Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 11:31
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5cotton balls
Alexander Demyanov
4flocks of (hygienic) cotton tissue
Sergey Strakhov
4pieces of cotton wool
Сергей Лузан
4cotton and accessories
Vladimir Lioukaikine (X)


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ватки
flocks of (hygienic) cotton tissue


Explanation:
IMHO.

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 1216
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
ватки
cotton balls


Explanation:
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Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 1972
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Stein: must come from the French "ouate" (cotton)
42 mins
agree  Natalia Olshanskaya Robinson
8 hrs
agree  kvaloy (X)
11 hrs
agree  Anton Agafonov (X): short and clear
20 hrs
agree  Kirill Semenov
5 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pieces of cotton wool


Explanation:
perhaps. Hope it helps. Good luck, Kajuco!
The answer about seeing how people inject themselves, no misunderstanding.

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 1276
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ватки
cotton and accessories


Explanation:
- How about the (glass-)ware? Cotton wool or whatever else they use? How about this aspect of the matter. That is syringes are so to say one side, and how about the other side (ware, cotton, other accessories)?

- I don't know, for they don't let me in and don't show how they shoot up. I.e. they never shoot up in front of me.

Vladimir Lioukaikine (X)
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 281
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