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Let's chat in English, dear anonymous! You can write about everything here, regardless of your level.

Your English level is…

1. A1(голосов 7 [3.7%])

   3.7%

2. A2(голосов 10 [5.29%])

   5.29%

3. B1(голосов 26 [13.76%])

   13.76%

4. B2(голосов 56 [29.63%])

   29.63%

5. C1(голосов 62 [32.8%])

   32.8%

6. C2(голосов 28 [14.81%])

   14.81%

Всего голосов: 189

Гости не могут голосовать

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I honestly prefer herbal tea. My favourite is black currant leaf tea

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What are you doing today, nonnies?
I'm thinking about going outside to buy some late ny gifts and visiting Sberbank and maybe buying a sushi set to treat myself. But it's so depressing and cold outside... And my toad is choking me about that sushi set, I'm a bit tight on money. But it's tasty and discounted already as it is and it probably won't be on offer next month. But money

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I'm drinking tea with a blueberry tart flavor.

I'm drinking GABA oolong tea, its taste is a bit sour and has a strong note of fresh baked rye bread. They say this tea is good for the nervous system, it relieves stress, helps with anxiety, insomnia and so on.

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What are you doing today, nonnies?

I'm sitting in work, going to buy a gift for my mom later for NY. A hand cream, she likes them.

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How would you say "душнила" in English? Please help 

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How would you say "душнила" in English?

A toxic person 

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What are you doing today, nonnies?

Working, unfortunately. Actually, I had other plans, but then I've sprained my ankle real bad, so moving is not fun right now, especially with all the ice outside. Then again, at least I have a very valid reason not to venture out in the cold. So I am sitting home and working, but then it means I'll have the days till the NY free!

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душнила

It's intranslatable

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How would you say "душнила" in English? Please help 

Eh, that's a tough one. Tedious peson? A bore? Not quite though, it's more like нудила/нудный.
There was something like... wet pants? wet blanket? something wet but I forgot, with a similar meaning.

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How would you say "душнила" in English?

It's even hard to define, let alone translate.

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Karen. "Душнила" in English is Karen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

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I thought Karen is a scandalous middle aged woman stereotype

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The act of душнить would be sea-lioning, probably. so, душнила should be sea-lion.

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Karen. "Душнила" in English is Karen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

Nope. Karen is much closer to яжемать/тетяСрака, an entitled middle-aged woman who tries to make the world cater to her. Only Karen is typically bent on wanting to speak with the manager and complain about how everyone did some wrong to her and there are laws and rules and she won't stand it. While яжемать is bent on making the world cater to her because of her motherhood and тетяСрака is bent on making the world do the things she considers right and proper.
Душнила is someone insufferable and tedious that makes you want to open a fortochka window when you're communicating to let some fresh air in.

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How would you say "душнила" in English?

https://www.multitran.com/c/M.exe?a=4&M … &l1=1&l2=2
Personally, I think of these "overbearing" is the best fit, but it's not a slang word, so more linguistically neutral than Russain "душнила". Anyways, it really is untransltable literally, so the translation would depend on what are you trying to do: if you want to explain the Russian term to a non-native or describe what kind of behaviour you are talking about, use these variants; if you want to express your emotional reaction to such a person, try to find something with a different meaning, but with similat emotional filling.

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especially with all the ice outside

Ohhh, let's swap our weather woes. It's been -31C at my place yesterday, and today the temperature went up by 15 degrees. :hat:

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душнила should be sea-lion.

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Over the mountains, and under the sky —
riding dirty gray horses, go you and I.
Mating with chance, copulating with mirth —
the sad-glad paymasters (for what it's worth).
The ice-cream castles are refrigerated;
the super-marketeers are on parade.
There's a golden handshake hanging round your neck,
as you light your cigarette on the burning deck.
And you balance your world on the tip of your nose —
like a SeaLion with a ball, at the carnival.
You wear a shiny skin and a funny hat —
the Almighty Animal Trainer lets it go at that.
You bark ever-so-slightly at the Trainer's gun,
with you whiskers melting in the noon-day sun.
You flip and you flop under the Big White Top
where the long-legged ring-mistress starts and stops.
But you know, after all, the act is wearing thin —
as the crowd grows uneasy and the boos begin.
But you balance your world on the tip of your nose —
you're a SeaLion with a ball at the carnival.
Just a trace of pride upon our fixed grins —
for there is no business like the show we're in.
There is no reason, no rhyme, no right
to leave the circus 'til we've said good-night.
The same performance, in the same old way;
it's the same old story to this Passion Play.
So we'll shoot the moon, and hope to call the tune —
and make no pin cushion of this big balloon.
Look how we balance the world on the tips of our noses,
like SeaLions with a ball at the carnival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XruxIJAjBoU

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Momd, they're quoting poetry on me!

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I've received my salary today, yay!

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The act of душнить would be sea-lioning, probably. so, душнила should be sea-lion.

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The comic is pretty close but afaik a sea-lion is attached to exhibiting this behavior in social media specifically with a purpose of annoying your opponents And душнила is more universal and about lifestyle.

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The act of душнить would be sea-lioning, probably. so, душнила should be sea-lion.

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Wow thank you! It's the closest, I think

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I really feel bad for teens when I hear something like that :( Not every teen is stupid enough to be anti

Well, there are many teens among my friends but when i hear about all that problems, antis, "propaganda among minors', etc., i think that there are need two types of internet and fandoms: family-safe and a normal one for people without issues with "problematic pairings", sex, etc. It's a pity that it's not impossible.

And if they are banned from all the decent places, where would they learn to do better?

Oh, anon, I just want to be safe and do things that i like without any risk. But even ficbook and social networks don't keep my content private from minors. I would like them to consider age and cover the content.

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Looks a bit like subred, with holywar flare. Delish!

And душнила is more universal and about lifestyle.

Never seen "sea-lion" in wild reddit and discord life. I would say the best option is "toxic" - covers pretty much the same scope as душнила traits and social predatory patterns.
I've come across the term "nerdsplayning" same as "mensplaining" only gender-neutral with a "know-it-all" tint.

Отредактировано (2021-12-28 19:30:14)

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nerdsplayning

Doesn't seem so. Nerdsplaining is more like зануда, someone who explains things in much more detail than you want to know about, but it's not condescending like mansplaining, doesn't, and it's not someone who sucks all the air out of the room/discussion by trying to be the only one with the right opinion.

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Nonnies, who have gained their vocab through reading fanfics, how did you turn it into active?