the meaning in English
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| the back does not hurt) phrase | talk is cheap(it is easy to make boastful statements which are not supported by actions) |
| the business is in the hat) phrase | Bob's your uncle(desirable conclusion is reached) |
| the Great Lent will come phrase | life is not all beer and skittles(proverb) |
| ; We sat on the bench verb | would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) |
| ; We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Было бы теплее verb | would(indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) |
| called жим перед собой if behind the neck noun {m} if done before the head and жим из-за головы {m} or жим за голову {m} | overhead press(the arms weightlifting vertically over the head) |
| guy in the village) noun | big fish in a small pond(one who has achieved a high rank in a small location) |
| i.e. The Mote and the Beam parable; чья бы корова мычала noun | pot calling the kettle black(situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser) |
| in the head) adjective | one brick short of a full load(not mentally sound; insane) |
| mother-in-law or father-in-law noun | parent-in-law(mother-in-law or father-in-law) |
| of the world")) noun {f} | shithole(dirty or unpleasant place) |
| often seen as the семечки per se noun {n-Pl} | sunflower seed(seed of a sunflower) |
| to exercise at the gym verb | work out(to exercise) |
| to the cat phrase | life is not all beer and skittles(proverb) |
| Use the conditional parafrase with negative or imperative with пожалуйста; Would you please turn off the TV? - Телевизор не выключите? verb | would(used to express a polite request) |
| Use the conditional tense verb | would(indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) |
| Use the future perfective or use the future of быть + imperfective infinitive; I will be going back and forth to the post office — Я буду ходить на почту; I will be going to the post office — Я буду идти на почту; I will go to the post office — Я пойду на почту verb | will [willed, willed, willing, wills](indicating future action) |
| Use the future perfective or use the future of быть + imperfective infinitive; I will go to the post office — Я пойду на почту; I will be going to the post office — Я буду идти на почту; I will be going back and forth to the post office — Я буду ходить на почту verb | shall(indicating the simple future tense) |
| Use the future perfective or use the future of быть + imperfective infinitive; собираться phrase {imPlf} | going to(will (future tense)) |
| Use the future tense with verb | would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) |
| Use the future tense; The waiter said he would be right back. - Официант сказал verb | would(indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) |
| Use the past tense with imperfective aspect; In the winters verb | would(indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) |
| use the приходилось + infinitive; I used to eat cheese - Мне приходилось есть сыр verb | used to(formerly and habitually or repeatedly) |
| usually expressed by the modal verbs or similar expressions pronoun | one(indefinite personal pronoun) |
| usually expressed by the prefix вы- preposition | outpreposition |
| we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Зимой мы сидели у лунки на замерзшем озере и часами рыбачили. verb | would(indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) |
| wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Мы сидели на скамейке и гадали verb | would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) |
| закон джунглей - literal translation: The law of jungle. adjective {m} | dog eat dog(harsh and ruthless) |
| на носу /lit:on the nose/ adjective | around the corner(imminent; very soon) |
| не за горами /lit:not beyond the mountains/ adjective | around the corner(imminent; very soon) |
| позолотить ручку /lit:gild the hand/ verb | |
| помеха справа /lit:hindrance from the right/ noun {f} | back-seat driver(advising passenger) |
| сморкнуться blow the nose verb {Plf} | blow [blew, blown, blowing, blows](to produce an air current) |
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