The Alternative Russian Dictionary

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"A heetz in paravoss."
The long complex explanation was meaningless. Literally, means "There is heat in a steam engine." This is said after listening to a long explanation that doesn't make sense. It is based on a joke in which a complex explanation of how a steam engine works is summed up by a listener who says, Ah, there is heat in there.
"Ti mnyeh vanku nyeh vahli."
Don't pretend you are dumber than you really are. Literally, means "Don't roll around like a Vanka." ("Vanka" is the usual name given the village idiot in stories.) Can also mean, "Don't pretend you don't understand what I'm saying."

b
blyad
+ bitch often used like "well", but in the end of a clause

e
e"b tvoju mat'
+ fuck you! very common, the most used russian "dirty phrase" has the vide variety of meanings, from "How do you do", to "Go to hell!" The actual meaning depends on the intonation
ebat' (infinitive)
++ to fuck Variations of this word used about as much as its counterpart in English.

g
govno
+ shit Used in literal reference only. Not used like its English counterpart.

k
kurite moju trubku
+ Suck my cock! Used in the same derogatory way as its counterpart in English.

p
petuh (noun)
+ a male who's used a as female, typically in army or jail the more common meaning is rooster. careful when addressing males ex: 'hey you petuh, come here'
pizda (noun, fem.)
++ vagina, cunt Probably as bad as 'cunt' in Russian.
propezdoloch ( noun )
+ a foxy person

r
raspeezdeyi
++ A slacker. Lit., "someone cunting off." See notes. From the root word 'peezda.' It is interesting to compare this word, whose root is feminine, to the many, much milder English phrases using male masturbation as an analogy for the concept of 'wasting time.'

s
srat' (infinitive)
+ to shit
ssat' (infinitive)
to piss quite vulgar
sukin syn (noun phrase)
+ son of a bitch nearly equivalent to its English counterpart.
svoloch' (noun, masculine)
+ bastard About as strong as its English counterpart. 'Ivan svoloch'.' "John is a bastard."

x
xuy (noun)
++ penis, cock

y
yobar' ( noun )
+ The man who fucks

ë
ëb tvoju mat'
++ 'fuck you' Literally 'I have fucked your mother.' 'ëb' is an obsolete form of the past tense masculine singular. The normal past tense of "ebat'" is "ebal, ebala, etc.". This is probably the most offensive term in Russian, though commonly used.

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