Но в тот раз я нахимичил
English translation: But this time I brewed it up real good!
| 06:21 Feb 21, 2009 |
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concoction Explanation: This may be the only suitable word. On one hand it's a chemical mixture, on the other hand you can concoct a scheme, a plan, etc. So, something along the lines of: 'Well, not exactly... But that one concoction was mine/my fault/my doing!' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2009-02-21 07:16:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another idea to get away from химичить a bit: "Well, maybe not an alchemist... Wait, is that the guy who gets to blow shit up?" ('stuff' instead of 'shit' if you need to stay PG). |
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2 hrs confidence:
But this time I brewed it up real good! Explanation: "real good" here sounds sardonic, of course. |
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6 hrs confidence:
I did badly that time as a chemist/I failed ( or messed up) as a chemist that time Explanation: * |
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But this time I mixed my chemistries... explosively. Explanation: --- |
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14 hrs confidence:
But this time it turned a real cracker! Explanation: " a real cracker" - something stunning, extraordinary, impressive.Derives from Christmas cracker (хлопушка). You may say "it was a real cracker" about best selling books, tops of pops or fantastic events. |
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