String in the song
Today I was listened one song. It's called "London" (by Zemfira wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemfira) . I interested of one string in it.
"Кто же из нас первый упадет ВДРЕБЕЗГИ на Тауэрский мост..."
I want to try to explain this string for english speaking and to learn how would you say it.
Context: "Кто же из нас первый упадет" - Who of us will fall first (it's easy)
"на Тауэрский мост" - on a Tower Bridge (it's easy too)
"ВДРЕБЕЗГИ" - it word I want to try to explain.
It like to drop the vase on the floor and to get many pieces. Or like to throw a stone in the window. Or like to tear the paper to pieces. Or may be it like you want to to marry but your bride marries another (your plans and dreams broken into many pieces).
PS: I can find this word in vocabulary, but I want to be able to explain. And I want to interest readers too =)
PPS: I want to read answer from english speaking , russian speaking , please, don't help (but I will glad to read your fixes).
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String Line in the song
Today I was listened to a one song. It's called "London" (by Zemfira wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemfira) . I am interested in of one line string in it."Кто же из нас первый упадет ВДРЕБЕЗГИ на Тауэрский мост..."
I want to try to explain this string for eEnglish speakersing and to learn how you would you say it.
Context: "Кто же из нас первый упадет" - Who of us will fall first (it's easy)
"на Тауэрский мост" - on a Tower Bridge (it's easy too)
"ВДРЕБЕЗГИ" - it's the word I want to try to explain.
It's like to drop the a vase on the floor and to get many pieces. Or like to throw a stone through a in the window. Or like to tear a piece of the paper to pieces. Or maybe it's like you want to to marry but your bride marries another (your plans and dreams are broken into many pieces).
PS: I can find this word in vocabulary, but I want to be able to explain. And I want to interest readers too =)
PPS: I want to read answers from eEnglish speakersing , rRussian speakersing , please, don't help (but I will glad to read your fixes).
I think you explain it pretty well, actually, "to be smashed to bits and pieces." "Bits and pieces" is a set phrase. The most direct equivalent would probably be "be smashed to smithereens," which is also a set phrase and is very conversational. I wouldn't say it about paper, though, only about hard things that break. Dreams can be smashed into smithereens, too. I've never heard "вдребезги" before (or "дребезг" for that matter), it's good to know!
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