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тютя

English translation: you sissy

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Russian term or phrase:тютя
English translation:you sissy
Entered by: MKonrad (X)

23:55 Apr 12, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Slang / WWII-era Russian slang
Russian term or phrase: тютя
"Сопли вытри, тютя." It's a sarcastic, derogatory comment from one Soviet soldier to another, in the time of WWII. Any ideas?
MKonrad (X)
Local time: 03:08
you sissy
Explanation:
Variant that is less contemporary and more consistent with the slang one would have heard during WW II
Selected response from:

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 06:08
Grading comment
Thanks! This sounds right.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7you sissy
Judith Hehir
4 +2wimp
Angela Greenfield
4percy-pants
koundelev


  

Answers


22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wimp


Explanation:
As in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". Don't know if you have kids... :-)

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Note added at 22 mins (2010-04-13 00:18:32 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimp

Angela Greenfield
United States
Local time: 06:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  koundelev
55 mins
  -> Thank you, George!
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): not widely used until the 1960s, despite an early attestation // Well maybe not, but you see the problem!
6 hrs
  -> I haven't been here in the 60s, so can't argue with that. :-))
agree  VicSot
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
you sissy


Explanation:
Variant that is less contemporary and more consistent with the slang one would have heard during WW II

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks! This sounds right.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Angela.
agree  Irene Fridman: someone who is "spineless"
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Irene. Sounds good. I like that word, though it's not slang.
agree  David Knowles
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, David.
agree  Vitals
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jim
agree  VicSot
6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Anna Bordanova (Semyonova)
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anna.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
percy-pants


Explanation:
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koundelev
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20
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