May 4, 2012 14:29
12 yrs ago
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Russian term
United States
the bond between science and language
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US South, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
Works in: Russian to English, English
Пздеж
Russian to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
response on open ends survey
People were asked to provide their first impression of possible names for new medications. What does Пздеж
mean?
mean?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +12 | F*cking BS |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 5 +3 | bullshit |
Alexander Onishko
|
| 3 | fart |
Ann Nosova
|
Proposed translations
+12
2 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
488
Selected
F*cking BS
They misspelled the word пиздеж (maybe on purpose), which roughly translates as 'fucking bullshit.'
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:38:46 GMT)
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Пиздеж means bullshit in the sense that you're accusing something of being or sounding untrue or unrealistic - not of being nonsense.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:45:54 GMT)
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Пиздеть usually means to tell lies (ну ты пиздишь!), or sometimes to chat incessantly (они два часа пиздели по телефону).
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:38:46 GMT)
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Пиздеж means bullshit in the sense that you're accusing something of being or sounding untrue or unrealistic - not of being nonsense.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:45:54 GMT)
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Пиздеть usually means to tell lies (ну ты пиздишь!), or sometimes to chat incessantly (они два часа пиздели по телефону).
Note from asker:
| This is what I suspected, but as a foreign student... they didn't teach me this Russian in college! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Olga D.
1 min
|
| agree |
Jack Doughty
6 mins
|
| agree |
Angela Greenfield
: also: effing BS
19 mins
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A valid option, though I consider the Russian 'term' stronger than 'effing'
|
|
| agree |
Dmitry Kornyukhov
22 mins
|
| agree |
Maksym Nevzorov
31 mins
|
| agree |
Andrew Stefanovsky
1 hr
|
| agree |
Marina Aidova
1 hr
|
| agree |
Igor Blinov
1 hr
|
| agree |
Tatiana Lammers
1 hr
|
| agree |
Oleksiy Markunin
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Jānis Greivuls
3 hrs
|
| agree |
MariyaN (X)
13 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for taking the time to explain..."
+3
1 min
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
71
bullshit
i.e. nonsense
Note from asker:
| Thanks for confirming my suspicions - I thought it meant something like "nonsense" but I didn't know the language was this "strong"! Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Angela Greenfield
17 mins
|
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Спасибо, Анжела!
|
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| agree |
Dmitry Kornyukhov
22 mins
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Большое спасибо!
|
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| agree |
Julia Fedotova (X)
4 hrs
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Спасибо, Юля.
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1 hr
Ann Nosova
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Physician,scientist, translator
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
17
fart
Yes, it was misspelled but for me it looks like "бздеж" - this is common word:
http://jeck.ru/tools/SynonymsDictionary/бздеж
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:52:16 GMT)
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Or "stinky stuff" - depends on the medication (we do knot the text).
http://jeck.ru/tools/SynonymsDictionary/бздеж
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-04 15:52:16 GMT)
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Or "stinky stuff" - depends on the medication (we do knot the text).
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