Apr 20, 2010 00:09
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Russian term

пирожки, пирог

Russian to English Other Slang
такие вот дела...боюсь, что будет, там же не пирожки а гигантский пирог
Proposed translations (English)
3 pie

Discussion

nrabate (asker) Apr 28, 2010:
I am going with pickle, a jar of pickles. Thank you Aleksey and Angela!
Angela Greenfield Apr 21, 2010:
А где шляпа ковбойская? И сапоги со скошенными каблуками?
Aleksey Chervinskiy Apr 20, 2010:
Спасибо, Анжела :) Сижу на коне. Perpetuating myths about Texas :)

Angela Greenfield Apr 20, 2010:
Хорошо-то как, Алексей! :-) Pickle - это очень даже очень. А на вашей фотографии вы на чем сидите, на коне или на быке? А то очень мелко - не видно! LOL
Aleksey Chervinskiy Apr 20, 2010:
Может как-то так This is not just a pickle, it's a whole jar of pickles
Angela Greenfield Apr 20, 2010:
Вариация на тему: "вот такие пироги" Обычно этим выражением заканчивают рассказ о каких-то житейских проблемах. Автор вашего письма обыграла это, чтобы дать читателю понять - проблемы могут быть совсем не маленькими, а очень даже большими. В русском языке есть еще одно подобное выражение: "это еще цветочки, а вот когда ягодки пойдут...". Помните? У вас смысл очень похожий.
Judith Hehir Apr 20, 2010:
How about... So, that's the way it is. I'm afraid of how it might turn out. Seems like no small thing, but a monster of a problem (?)
nrabate (asker) Apr 20, 2010:
Sorry, Mark, not much context. This is from an e-mail. The author describes a problem with a money transaction that was made in error and had to be reversed, and is worried about a similar situation with a different company. Could "пирожки" mean "the dough"?
Mark Berelekhis Apr 20, 2010:
Hey there, partner, could use some context :)

Proposed translations

1 day 21 hrs

pie

Declined
печёное изде́лие

1. A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients, and usually covered with a pastry crust.
2. A layer cake having cream, custard, or jelly filling.
3. A whole that can be shared: "That would . . . enlarge the economic pie by making the most productive use of every investment dollar" (New York Times).

Slang (I think this is what you are looking for):

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/PIE


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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2010-04-21 21:46:15 GMT)
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pie in the sky

1. Fig. a future reward after death, considered as a replacement for a reward not received on earth. Don't hold out for pie in the sky. Get realistic. If he didn't hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook.
2. Fig. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas! What these pie-in-the-sky people really want is money.
Example sentence:

Pie in the sky.

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