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кайф

English translation: to be high

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Russian term or phrase:кайф
English translation:to be high
Entered by: Ines Burrell

14:54 Apr 6, 2005
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: кайф
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Umutay Midinova
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 01:18
to be high
Explanation:
to be high
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Ines Burrell
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:18
Grading comment
No misinterpretations!
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10to be high
Ines Burrell
5high, thrill, rush
Ivan Theonl
3Cool!
Olga B


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
кайф
to be high


Explanation:
to be high

Ines Burrell
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian
Grading comment
No misinterpretations!
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
1 min
  -> Thanks!
agree  Vladimir Pochinov: "поймать/словить кайф" также to get the high
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Vladimir!
agree  Kevin Kelly
5 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  _TILLI
25 mins
agree  protolmach
43 mins
agree  Kirill Semenov
4 hrs
agree  Nola JK
4 hrs
agree  Natalka Samilenko
5 hrs
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: let me note that a noun was asked
15 hrs
agree  tatyana000: a high (noun)
17 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
кайф
Cool!


Explanation:
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Olga B
Israel
Local time: 22:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
кайф
high, thrill, rush


Explanation:
Есть песня и клип Afroman'a "Because I got high", там как раз про это. Плюс thrill и rush - варианты из Lingvo 9.0. Но я думаю, high - лучше.


    Reference: http://www.alloflyrics.com/lyrics/Afroman/because-I-got-High...
Ivan Theonl
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