тусовки

English translation: it totally depends

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Russian term or phrase:тусовки
English translation:it totally depends
Entered by: Anton Agafonov (X)

12:01 Aug 18, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Slang / colloquial
Russian term or phrase: тусовки
А можешь, вот, рассказать вкратце про историю этой тусовки (crowd? Gathering? Group?)
Kajuco
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:46
it totally depends
Explanation:
it can be your variant, or it can also mean party
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Anton Agafonov (X)
United States
Local time: 01:46
Grading comment
Thanks. It does seem to change its meaning with context, but it's nice to have that confirmed.
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Summary of answers provided
5it totally depends
Anton Agafonov (X)
3 +1squeezes
Kirill Semenov
3a get-together
Elenacb
3group
Mark Vaintroub


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
it totally depends


Explanation:
it can be your variant, or it can also mean party

Anton Agafonov (X)
United States
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Thanks. It does seem to change its meaning with context, but it's nice to have that confirmed.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a get-together


Explanation:
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Elenacb
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
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тусовки
squeezes


Explanation:
My dictionary proposes "squeezes". :)

2) сл. тусовка, сборище
dinners, card parties and squeezes — обеды, карточные и другие сборища

Also "tosses".


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Note added at 3 mins (2003-08-18 12:05:13 GMT)
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Aha, and also \"hangout\" -- sounds kewl :)

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 137

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kriviniouk: hangout
6 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
group


Explanation:
IMHO and based on your next question

Mark Vaintroub
Canada
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 19
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