Comments on: Russian Phraseology: Nose http://www.transparent.com/russian/russian-phraseology-nose/ Language and Culture of the Russian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stas http://www.transparent.com/russian/russian-phraseology-nose/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Stas Wed, 28 May 2008 23:51:52 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/russian-phraseology-nose/#comment-211 No Russian native speaker would say it like this, <b>«Вы не могли бы мне сказать, где находится главпочтамт у вас?»</b>. The right way is <b>Вы не могли бы мне сказать, гду у вас находится главпочтамт?</b> I don't know why - it's just customary. "Водить за нос – to lead (someone) on; string (someone) along; take in" - you give just a literal translation. It's an idiomatic expression and it means to cheat, to lie. And usually for quite some time. No Russian native speaker would say it like this, «Вы не могли бы мне сказать, где находится главпочтамт у вас?». The right way is Вы не могли бы мне сказать, гду у вас находится главпочтамт? I don’t know why – it’s just customary.

“Водить за нос – to lead (someone) on; string (someone) along; take in” – you give just a literal translation. It’s an idiomatic expression and it means to cheat, to lie. And usually for quite some time.

]]> By: john jaklich http://www.transparent.com/russian/russian-phraseology-nose/comment-page-1/#comment-210 john jaklich Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:14:13 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/russian-phraseology-nose/#comment-210 Enjoyed your blog very much. You wrote clearly and made it very rewarding for me. I study Russian and prefer not to have to look up every word to understand what the blog is about. You did a great job presenting the blog. Now I have something I can use someday. Enjoyed your blog very much. You wrote clearly and made it very rewarding for me. I study Russian and prefer not to have to look up every word to understand what the blog is about. You did a great job presenting the blog. Now I have something I can use someday.

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