трубы горят
English translation: be sponged, wet the whistle
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| 11:50 Mar 24, 2010 |
| Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Informal lexis | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Alexandra Taggart Russian Federation Local time: 02:34 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | I'm sponged! |
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| 4 | hangover |
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| 4 | I need a booze bandage |
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| 3 | a thick head |
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| 3 | my throat is parched |
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| lots of variants |
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40 mins confidence: 
a thick head Explanation: or ... and not a bit of that bloody dog at hand |
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1 hr confidence:
hangover Explanation: - |
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4 hrs confidence:
my throat is parched Explanation: Как один из вариантов. I'm thirsty, I'm Absolutely Parched [...] I’m so thirsty I need a drink of water/ My throat is parched as can be I’m so thirsty I need a glass of/ Red wine with cheese and all my girlfriends [...] http://www.facebook.com/pages/Im-thirsty-Im-Absolutely-Parch... My throat is parched, my mouth is dry but Taelbert's prices are much too high if I don't drink soon I am gonna die so please kind sir note my empty hat Brother can ye spare a plat? http://home.earthlink.net/~devinc/therrsongbro.htm |
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6 hrs confidence:
I need a booze bandage Explanation: Booze bandage - the consumption of more alcohol to help alleviate the pain caused by a bad hangover -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2010-03-24 18:22:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- или просто "I need some booze" |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1I'm sponged! Explanation: Common saying to hear at the end of the working day on Friday. Those who feel sponged go together to the nearest thirst aid station after work. http://onlineslangdictionary.com/thesaurus/words meaning thi... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2010-03-29 15:54:24 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much! I'm always happy to help you! P.S. "To wet one's whistle" - means to go and have a drink, the action of drinking itself, the "whistle"- is your mouth. Very common expression as well. Example sentence: "Do you fancy wetting your whistle?" - means you are inviting to go to the pub. |
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