Majorly used by parents as a term of endearment, \u2018pochemuchka\u2019 is a unique Russian word that gets denote for a curious kid who wants to know each ad everything in the world and keeps asking \u2018why?\u2019 (\u2018\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443?\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nedoperepil (\u043d\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0438\u043b): (v) under-over-drunk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To say that somebody \u2018nedoperepil\u2019 is to say that they drank more than they were supposed to have, but less than they could have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toska (<\/strong>\u0442\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0430):<\/strong> (n) ache of the soul, longing with nothing to long for<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vladimir Nabokov, the famous Russian-American author who penned \u2018Lolita,\u2019 mentioned it best: No single word in English provides all the shades of \u2018toska.\u2019 At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, mostly without any particular cause. At less grim levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing having nothing to long for, a sick ache, a vague restlessness, mental agony, yearning. In specific cases, it could be the yearning for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest stage, it transforms into apathy, boredom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perepodvypodvert (_\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442): (n) sth. done in a complex, incomprehensible way<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The word \u2018perepodvypodvert\u2019 sort4 of embodies itself, as it has prefixes including one that repeats itself two times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dacha (\u0434\u0430\u0447\u0430): (n) summer house<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This word \u2018dacha\u2019 does not simply mean a secondary residence but implies to the whole distinctive lifestyle: The Russian tea time, banya, singing over a crackling bonfire, fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glazomer (\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0440): (n) ability to measure without using instruments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A mix of \u2018eye\u2019 and \u2018measurement, someone having a good \u2018glazomer\u2019 can estimate weight and distances without using any tools apart from his or her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Porosha (\u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0430): (n)<\/strong> fresh powdery snow that fell during night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A natural layer of snow that fell on a windless night or nearer to the evening, untouched outside of the occasional footprints of birds and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zavodila (\u0437\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0430): (n)<\/strong> so.<\/em><\/strong> who mostly starts up something<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A person is said to be a \u2018zavodila\u2019 if they can motivate everyone around them to do something, without blackmailing or aggression, but simply using pure goodwill, confidence and by setting an example. A \u2018zavodila\u2019 can arouse both positive and negative behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poputchik (\u043f\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a): (n) a stranger you connect to on a trip<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contrary to a travel companion you have known before, a \u2018poputchik\u2019 is a total stranger who happens to travel in a similar direction and share your seat on a train. You are free to mingle up fully to your best friend for that moment, since, you know that the person will get down at a faraway stop, never to be meet again, taking your secrets securely with them, unless you become good friends from thereon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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