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Dec 14, 2001 18:11
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Russian term
kyle
durak
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Russian to English
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durak
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | Literal meaning is fool |
Yuri Geifman
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| 5 +3 | idiot |
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
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| 5 +2 | [COMMENT] |
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
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| 4 +2 | Stupid |
Milana_R
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| 5 +1 | can be seen in the lower box:-) |
ttagir
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| 4 +2 | fool, simpleton, dimwit, silly billy,dummy |
Nina_M
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| 5 | blockhead |
mbata
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| 2 +1 | jerk or jackass |
Shila
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Proposed translations
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Yuri Geifman
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Literal meaning is fool
However blockhead as suggested above is a very good translation. Some other options: moron, some uses of stupid (hey, stupid!), and the more rude variety. In Russian it is not a very strong term, all their folks tales are full of good-natured, noble-though-ignorant, naive-yet-shrewd peasants who save the day and get the girl in the end.
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19 mins
blockhead
blockhead
Peer comment(s):
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lefki (X)
: yes
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Marcus Malabad
: too literal register, not colloquial (which durak is)
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| neutral |
Alexandra Tussing
: it's not very common
3 days 6 hrs
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+2
48 mins
Stupid
Скорее Глупый
но в некоторых случаях тоже подходит.
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allow me to offer this one then:
dim-witted
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To Shila:
a revelation: not everything in the movies is true...
you should check http://www.m-w.com for "jerk" - not the movies.
"Jackass" - is "осел". While "дурак" is pretty close, it is still no cigar, not unlike "stupid".
но в некоторых случаях тоже подходит.
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allow me to offer this one then:
dim-witted
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To Shila:
a revelation: not everything in the movies is true...
you should check http://www.m-w.com for "jerk" - not the movies.
"Jackass" - is "осел". While "дурак" is pretty close, it is still no cigar, not unlike "stupid".
Peer comment(s):
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Alexandra Tussing
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thank you
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H.A. (X)
: это означает «тупой»
2 hrs
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thank you! And to think that I've been using it so irresponsibly!
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+1
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jerk or jackass
Jerk is a slang with a meaning "stupid person". Americans use it a lot on the roads.
Jackass means "fool" but it's a ruder variety of the word fool, I would say it's a cursing word.
Jackass means "fool" but it's a ruder variety of the word fool, I would say it's a cursing word.
Peer comment(s):
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Milana_R
: no - jerk is short for "jerk off", which is "masturbate", and a Jackass is a donkey
15 hrs
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Milana, you should rent the movie "The Jerk", starring Steve Martin and then tell me if "jerk" means "stupid person" or "masturbating". And "donkey", actually "male donkey" is one of the meanings of "jackass"
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protolmach
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Thanks
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Alexandra Tussing
: in my experience, a jerk is not just a stupid person, but also a mean one. May actually be quite clever. Durak, normally, is just stupid, not mean.
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+1
2 hrs
can be seen in the lower box:-)
Indeed, a very important word in Russian...
Durak (дурак, masculine gender, solely)
might mean
1. A stupid man, fool, etc. Some of possible use are, e.g.,
валять/ломать дурака — to idle носиться с чем-л. как дурак с писаной торбой — to fuss over something like a child with new toy
строить из себя дурака — to make a fool of oneself
нашел дурака! — not likely!, no fear!, no thanks!
дуракам закон не писан посл. — fools rush in where angels fear to tread услужливый дурак опаснее врага — God deliver me from fools, etc.
2. Additional meanings:
изрядный дурак = a jolly fool
круглый дурак = perfect/utter fool
набитый дурак = perfect/utter/complete fool
форменный дурак = perfect fool
дурак дураком = arrant fool, utter fool
оставаться в дураках to make a fool of oneself, to look like a fool
3. Negative usage which is a kind of compliment:-)==>
он не дурак поесть = he is a hearty eater, he is a good trencherman.
4. "Durak" - a kind of very popular card game.
5. Durachit'sya (дурачиться) - means несовер.; разг. to fool (about), play tricks, to play the fool.
Note also that in some cases this word is used to stress almost intimate relations between a woman and a man: she may say: "Дурашка ты мой!", which can be translated even as, say "goosey" and means that the woman relates to this man with ... a tenderness.
Yours,
Tagir.
Durak (дурак, masculine gender, solely)
might mean
1. A stupid man, fool, etc. Some of possible use are, e.g.,
валять/ломать дурака — to idle носиться с чем-л. как дурак с писаной торбой — to fuss over something like a child with new toy
строить из себя дурака — to make a fool of oneself
нашел дурака! — not likely!, no fear!, no thanks!
дуракам закон не писан посл. — fools rush in where angels fear to tread услужливый дурак опаснее врага — God deliver me from fools, etc.
2. Additional meanings:
изрядный дурак = a jolly fool
круглый дурак = perfect/utter fool
набитый дурак = perfect/utter/complete fool
форменный дурак = perfect fool
дурак дураком = arrant fool, utter fool
оставаться в дураках to make a fool of oneself, to look like a fool
3. Negative usage which is a kind of compliment:-)==>
он не дурак поесть = he is a hearty eater, he is a good trencherman.
4. "Durak" - a kind of very popular card game.
5. Durachit'sya (дурачиться) - means несовер.; разг. to fool (about), play tricks, to play the fool.
Note also that in some cases this word is used to stress almost intimate relations between a woman and a man: she may say: "Дурашка ты мой!", which can be translated even as, say "goosey" and means that the woman relates to this man with ... a tenderness.
Yours,
Tagir.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Tussing
29 mins
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| agree |
Yuri Geifman
: у нас говорят, что в России две проблемы - дураки и дороги, а вот в Канаде с дорогами все в порядке :-)... P.S. I can't beleive that nobody ever said goosey to me... the matter needs to be addressed right away... what the heck does it mean anyway?
1 hr
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| neutral |
H.A. (X)
: Юра, 'goosey' is неуравновешенный, нервный, придурошный, - i.e. your opposite
1 hr
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| disagree |
Marcus Malabad
: have never heard goosey used in North America ever!
21 hrs
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John Kinory (X)
: And what Marcus Malabad has never heard, cannot possibly exist. What a ditz.
113 days
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+3
14 hrs
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
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idiot
If the context demands the term that a typical American might use (short of "dipshit"...I leave it to Kyle to decide whether it is "R rated"
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how about this for an interesting reference?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/22/D0242250.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
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Note added at 2001-12-15 08:45:56 (GMT)
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how about this for an interesting reference?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/22/D0242250.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
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Note added at 2001-12-15 08:47:03 (GMT)
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How about this for an interesting reference?
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
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Note added at 2001-12-15 08:45:35 (GMT)
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how about this for an interesting reference?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/22/D0242250.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
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Note added at 2001-12-15 08:45:56 (GMT)
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how about this for an interesting reference?
http://www.bartleby.com/61/22/D0242250.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
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Note added at 2001-12-15 08:47:03 (GMT)
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How about this for an interesting reference?
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
dipshit
SYLLABICATION: dip·shit
PRONUNCIATION: dpsht
NOUN: Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
ADJECTIVE: Foolish or contemptible.
Peer comment(s):
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Milana_R
: agree, but the more times you say it, the more offensive it gets somehow...
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I agree entirely with you..but the more you think about it, the more idiotic it becomes! We certainly have a lot of words for things we despise, eh?
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Marcus Malabad
: this is it! 'fool' is too neutral. one speaks of the 'village idiot' - similar to the
9 hrs
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Thanks, Marcus! That's how it seemed to me too!
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Alexandra Tussing
: it's getting funny
21 hrs
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Funny beyond words! ;>)
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+2
22 hrs
fool, simpleton, dimwit, silly billy,dummy
There is a variety of meanings for this word. It all depends in what context it is being used.
+2
1 day 3 hrs
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
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[COMMENT]
It would seem that savants rush in where fools would be dreadfully idiotic to tread.
Can we all say "чепуха"? I knew we could!
Can we all say "чепуха"? I knew we could!
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H.A. (X)
: finally someone has voiced the truth, but I personally have an excuse: I hate knitting and shopping, that is why I am hanging around here
1 hr
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Thank God someone else has a sense of humor!...and thank God it is you!!!
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Alexandra Tussing
: It's getting stranger and stranger
2 days 3 hrs
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Might even call it a durakathon!
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