7 July 2014

Question 0

To live with an open soul.

Answer 0

“Жить с открытой душой.”

Question 1

‘(Someone) has a wide open soul.’

A man who is very open. He loves all. He believes all. This is sometimes bad because people take advantage of it. Perhaps ‘naive’ is a fitting description.

Answer 1

“(У кого-то) душа нараспашку.”

Question 2

To twist, bend, or distort the soul. To prevaricate. Literally, from the Latin, ‘to walk crookedly.’

Answer 2

“Кривить-покривить душой.”

Question 3

Literally, ‘another’s soul is dark.’

When someone we know does something terrible and we don’t know why, we say this. We know them well, but not to the uttermost depths.

Answer 3

“Чужая душа - потёмки.”

Question 4

“Live soul to soul.”

This represents a very good relationship, in which both parties love and truly understand one another.

Answer 4

“Жить душа в душу.”

Question 5

“(Someone) has a sick soul.”

Very strong, most strong emotion. A real tragedy has occurred. You could say this to someone, and they wouldn’t ask you any more questions because they would just understand the “soul-sickness.”

Answer 5

“(У кого-то) душа болит.”

Question 6

“(Someone’s) soul is singing.”

This is something very good, very joyful, filled with high emotion.

Answer 6

“(У кого-то) душа поёт.”

Question 7

“Carry (someone) to clean water.”

Basically, you know something bad that someone did, and you’re going to tell about that person the whole truth. Could also be used for blackmail.

Answer 7

“Выводить-вывести на чистую воду (кого-то).”

Question 8

“Carry the trash out of the house.”

Every group has secrets, negative things, scandal. This phrase describes the telling of these things. Usually spoken as a negative imperative because it’s not necessary to ‘air your dirty laundry’ for the whole world to see.

Answer 8

“Выносить-вынести сор из избы.”

Question 9

You’re late. Literally, ‘come in at the finish.’

Answer 9

“Приходить-прийти к шапочному разбору.”

Question 10

‘Walk around and near.’

To not say something straight forwarded. To beat around the bush. To hint at something you want, but would be rude to directly as for.

Answer 10

“Ходить вокруг да около.”

Question 11

Responsibility

Answer 11

Ответственно

Question 12

To hint (at something)

Answer 12

Намекать - Намекнуть

Кому? На что?

Question 13

Hint

Answer 13

Намёк

Question 14

To be patient, tolerate

Answer 14

Терпеть - Потерпеть

Question 15

Patience (noun)

Answer 15

Терпение

Question 16

Patient (adj.)

Answer 16

Терпеливый

Question 17

To surprise

Answer 17

Удивляться - Удивиться

Чему?

Question 18

Surprise

Answer 18

Удивление

Question 19

Amazing, surprising, wonderful

Answer 19

Удивительный

ый, ая, ое, ые

Question 20

Relationship

Answer 20

Отношение

Question 21

‘To leave dry out of water.’

Often used in business, this refers to a person who gets out of impossible situations without any problems or difficulty. In English, we might say ‘he got away with it,’ or ‘he emerged unscathed.’

Answer 21

“Выходить-выйти сухим из воды.”

Question 22

‘To go/exit into oneself.”

Can either be closing yourself off, as in depression, or just a strong desire to be by alone by yourself. Some artists do this in moments of contemplation before creating.

Answer 22

“Уходить-уйти в себя.”

Question 23

‘To come out of oneself.’

To lose control, be angry, cry, lose patience, yell. Basically, to act NOT like you normally do.

Answer 23

“Выходить-выйти из себя.”

Question 24

‘To arrive in oneself.’

To come to oneself, to come to (after fainting), to calm back down to normal. Can be an antonym of “выходить из себя.”

Answer 24

“Приходить-прийти в себя.”

Question 25

‘To go with the head (into something, somewhere).’

To be 100% given over to some task or hobby. To be all in. There is nothing more important in the mind than this thing. For example, some people do this with sports, studies, girls, or computers.

Answer 25

“Уходить-уйти с головой (во что-то, куда-то).”

Question 26

‘To raise hands.’

This is an act of surprise. When something surprises us, but we have no words, we raise our hands in response.

Answer 26

“Разводить-развести руками.”

Question 27

‘To carry away the soul.’

This is when you receive something you REALLY wanted, and how much of it that you wanted, ‘и не больше не хочу.’

Answer 27

“Отводить-отвести душу.”

Question 28

‘To wait for sea weather.’

To wait in vain. Specifically referencing people who sit around and wait and are not to active in life. They need to go out and do something.

Answer 28

“Ждать у моря погоды.”

Question 29

‘To lick fingers.’

Equivalent to ‘очень вкусно.’ We would say, ‘finger lickin’ good.’

Answer 29

“Пальчики оближешь.”

‘Мама приготовила пальчики оближешь.’