Random Slang
Let's share some slang found in our languages.
Some (Random) American English slang:
buck = a US dollar $
(I have five bucks.)
(I have one buck.)
cool = pleasurable, fun
(She is a cool girl.)
(That movie was cool.)
guns = bicep muscles
(He has big guns.)
blow = to waste, shot = opportunity
(Don't blow your shot.)
booze = alcohol
(Bring your own booze to the party.)
bust = failure
(That idea was a bust.)
ditch = leave, hang out = spend time with
(I will ditch him to hang out with you.)
hit = success
(That idea was a hit with my friends.)
hole up = hide or stay
(I'm going to hole up at my parents' house this weekend.)
hooker = prostitute
(That shirt makes you look like a hooker.)
hype = excitement
(There is a lot of hype surrounding this football game.)
nuts = insane
(You're nuts if you think she will say yes.)
smashed = really drunk
(I was smashed at the New Years' Eve party.)
off the boat = foreign
(His grandparents are off the boat from Italy.)
pro = professional (literally or figuratively speaking)
(He's a pro at football.) (She's a pro at drinking beer.)
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содержательно :)
especially about pro at drinking beer ;)
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Russian equivalents.
buck = a US dollar $ = бакс, доллар.
(I have five bucks.) = У меня есть пять баксов.
(I have one buck.) = У меня есть один доллар.
cool = pleasurable, fun = классный, крутой, прикольный
(She is a cool girl.) = Она - прикольная, классная
(That movie was cool.) = Этот фильм был классный, супер
guns = bicep muscles = бицепсы
(He has big guns.) = У него большие бицепсы
упустить= blow = to waste, shot = opportunity = возможность, шанс
(Don't blow your shot.) = Не упусти свой шанс
booze = alcohol =выпивка, спиртное, бухло
(Bring your own booze to the party.) = Приноси своё спиртное на вечеринку
bust = failure = неудача, провал
(That idea was a bust.) = Это была плохая идея
бросать = ditch = leave, hang out = spend time with = общаться, дружить, тусоваться
(I will ditch him to hang out with you.) = Я его брошу, чтобы общаться с тобой
hit = success = успех
(That idea was a hit with my friends.) = Эта идея имела успех у моих друзей
hole up = hide or stay = оставаться, прятаться, тариться
(I'm going to hole up at my parents' house this weekend.) = Я затарюсь в доме своих родителей на выходные
hooker = prostitute = проститутка, блядь, путана
(That shirt makes you look like a hooker.) = В этой блузке ты похожа на блядь
hype = excitement = шумиха, ажиотаж, волнение
(There is a lot of hype surrounding this football game.) = Вокруг этого футбольного матча была большая шумиха
nuts = insane = ненормальный, больной, дурной
(You're nuts if you think she will say yes.) = Ты ненормальный, если думаешь она ответит да
smashed = really drunk = пьяный, бухой, никакой, готовый, дрова
(I was smashed at the New Years' Eve party.) = Я нахуярился под Новый Год
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