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English translation: those who deal in gasoline
| 20:18 Jan 29, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Alexander Demyanov Local time: 06:18 | ||||||
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4 mins confidence: 
to turn / twist smth. round one's finger Explanation: ... |
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10 mins confidence:
speculate Explanation: My slang dictionary gives 'speculate' for 'krootit' when it comes to money. I have seen it used like this before. |
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12 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| крутить to boss Explanation: ask those who boss the petrol market |
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'invest' Explanation: Sorry, this should be an addition to my original answer, but I don't know how to add one! My dictionary also gives 'invest.' It says: 'krootik/pokrootik dyengi' = idiom, To speculate in money. 'V kakom banke ti krootish dyengi?' - What bank are you investing money in? Dictionary of Russian Slang & Colloquial Expressions, Shlyakhov (Pushkin Institute of Russian Language, Moscow) & Adler Barrons Educational Series, New York |
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20 mins confidence:
"sit on" / "shadowy dealings" / "play around" Explanation: This word refers to people who have control over gas and, using their high-ranking positions, are engaged in shadowy, if not illegal, dealings, thus making excessive profits. Sorry, do not have a more slangish expression. |
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21 mins confidence:
"sit on" / "shadowy dealings" / "play around" Explanation: This word refers to people who have control over gas and, using their high-ranking positions, are engaged in shadowy, if not illegal, dealings, thus making excessive profits. Sorry, do not have a more slangish expression. |
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46 mins confidence:
in charge of gas Explanation: ask those who are in charge of gas |
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53 mins confidence:
| тех, кто крутит бензин those who deal in gasoline Explanation: - |
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