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[–]ElBiscuit 8 points9 points ago

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... so is that not what it means? I don't speak Russian.

[–]Posnania 0 points1 point ago

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This is good translation, but within context it could mean doing whatever "skillfully and with great ardor".

[–]TheMortifyd[S] 1 point2 points ago

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[–]anossov 1 point2 points ago

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This would be the most common meaning, yes. Did you try providing some context?

[–]TheMortifyd[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Ah, from the song Давай-Наяривай by Любэ it would mean to play the guitar I was unclear of the meaning at first.

[–]Posnania 1 point2 points ago

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This doesn't mean "play guitar". "Move swiftly" is better translation.

[–]TheMortifyd[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Yes more to do/play/to hit the... etc.

[–]katia064 0 points1 point ago

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I'm Russian too and I didn't understand the meaning of the word at first either

[–]IHateYrFavoriteBand 1 point2 points ago

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They have a word for that? Such a rich language!

[–]Frankstg 1 point2 points ago

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I'm no profesionnal russian, but what does it mean?

[–]Posnania 0 points1 point ago

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Well, this is pretty good translation.

It could be translated as "Scoot!" or "Go forth with thousand year song on the lips", but this is better.

[–]j0420 0 points1 point ago

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wait why? seems like a fine translation.

[–]makesureimjewish 0 points1 point ago

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could also mean "to make angry"

[–]etherealcheese 0 points1 point ago

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My favourite is the kanji for Daruma (basically a little wishing doll of a fat guy with a moustache). Google translated it back to English as 'prostitute'. That would have been an interesting shipping order for anyone trying to buy a daruma online.

[–]ultilink 0 points1 point ago

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a more context appropriate translation - or how the term would be used (from my experiences as a first language russian speaker) would be something along the lines of "put your back into it", but due to russian words being used in multiple contexts it could mean anything from the translation to simply "do it faster"