Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Пс-пс-пс-пс!
English translation:
Pee, pee, pee, pee (or wee-wee)
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Marcus Malabad
Jul 9, 2003 01:17
21 yrs ago
Russian term
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Пс-пс-пс-пс!
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- Пс-пс-пс-пс! - усердно начала Машка, держа карапуза над канавой. - Пс-пс-пс-пс! Ну давай, писай скорее! Ты ведь тяжелый, все-таки! Пс-пс-пс-пс!
Это звук, которым взрослые "побуждают" малыша помочиться. Есть ли в английском подобный эквивалент? И если нет, то как тогда перевести?
И за одно, может (вдруг понадобится?), кто-нибудь подскажет, как в подобной же ситуации звучит побуждение "покакать", что по-русски будет "ка-ка-ка!" или "а-а-а!"
Это звук, которым взрослые "побуждают" малыша помочиться. Есть ли в английском подобный эквивалент? И если нет, то как тогда перевести?
И за одно, может (вдруг понадобится?), кто-нибудь подскажет, как в подобной же ситуации звучит побуждение "покакать", что по-русски будет "ка-ка-ка!" или "а-а-а!"
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | pi-pi-pi-pi |
Marcus Malabad
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| 4 +6 | wee wee |
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Marcus Malabad
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) , Tagalog
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, French to English, and 4 more.
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Russian term (edited):
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pi-pi-pi-pi
I think it all depends on the family, in my family this was how my mom (and aunt and granny and nanny 1 and nanny 2) did it to egg us on, kids, to do our thing (and of course we all twitched and fidgeted). You can also write: pee-pee-pee-pee - more onomatopaeic...
The 'ka-ka' thing could be: oo-oo (again, this was strictly in my family).
The 'ka-ka' thing could be: oo-oo (again, this was strictly in my family).
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Comment: "Thanks, Marcus, that's just what I need!"
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Russian term (edited):
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wee wee
"go wee wee!" in your imperative context.
"Pee pee," as already mentioned is also quite common in the same construct.
As to "#2," "poopy" or "poo poo," would do it. Again, "go..." would be the correct imperative.
Incidentally, "ka-ka" is recognized in American English, probably through imigrant influence.
"Pee pee," as already mentioned is also quite common in the same construct.
As to "#2," "poopy" or "poo poo," would do it. Again, "go..." would be the correct imperative.
Incidentally, "ka-ka" is recognized in American English, probably through imigrant influence.
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Jack Doughty
: The French are currently discussing this. See http://www.proz.com/topic/12316
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huntr
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Elenacb
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Thanks.
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nrabate
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Boris Popov
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Mark Vaintroub
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