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Explanation: Yes, it means razor in Russian, it’s used for shaving, but it can also harm, depending on how you use it. There is a special way of fighting with razors, a really nasty spectacle!
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No, it means that they committed suicide or attempted to commit suicide by cutting the veins of their arm.
Thanks to both of you for all the help, and very good thinking Henrik, about the attemted suicide idea- that's what it turned out to be indeed. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Dear Henrik! You must have been confusing things: Razor in Armenian is "stanok". The following three words "srich, britva, lesvi" are used in Armenian to define the same thing "changeble blade". The labirint in where you have lost is called "a blade EDGE"
Right, the Russian word has probably been lezviye which means a razor blade. Though a blade without a razor sounds like the cats smile without the cat in Alices adventures, but still its the blade which does the job.
if somebody said they cut themself, on their hand, with a "britva" does it mean they cut themself shaving their hand?
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Explanation: Yes, it means razor in Russian, it’s used for shaving, but it can also harm, depending on how you use it. There is a special way of fighting with razors, a really nasty spectacle!
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No, it means that they committed suicide or attempted to commit suicide by cutting the veins of their arm.
Henrik Pipoyan Local time: 03:31 Native speaker of: Armenian PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks to both of you for all the help, and very good thinking Henrik, about the attemted suicide idea- that's what it turned out to be indeed.
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