Comments on: Word of the week: «Прикалываться» http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/ Language and Culture of the Russian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Delia http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 Delia Sat, 07 May 2011 16:01:49 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=31#comment-3449 Another addition: the form ПРИКОЛИСЬ! imperative, singular, is used pretty often at the end of a story meaning a surprise, meaning "Can you believe it? Can you imagine something like that?" Another addition: the form ПРИКОЛИСЬ! imperative, singular, is used pretty often at the end of a story meaning a surprise, meaning “Can you believe it? Can you imagine something like that?”

]]> By: stas http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-445 stas Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:57:04 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=31#comment-445 I think that the difficulty in finding the translation for the word of the week is because it is a rather new addtion to the contemporary slang. I don't recall this word ever mentioned before mid-eighties. Or just it was never popular at that time in a Russian Far East where I grew up. Anyway as I remember, it was pure slang among young people only. It's just in a last ten years this word made into the mainstream, it seems. I think that the difficulty in finding the translation for the word of the week is because it is a rather new addtion to the contemporary slang. I don’t recall this word ever mentioned before mid-eighties. Or just it was never popular at that time in a Russian Far East where I grew up. Anyway as I remember, it was pure slang among young people only. It’s just in a last ten years this word made into the mainstream, it seems.

]]> By: Dmitri Minaev http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Dmitri Minaev Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:26:46 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=31#comment-444 There's also an adjective прикóльный. I thought it should mean "funny", but my son explained to me (with difficulty) that it's more like "interesting" or "curious". There’s also an adjective прикóльный. I thought it should mean “funny”, but my son explained to me (with difficulty) that it’s more like “interesting” or “curious”.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Dennis Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=31#comment-443 May I suggest the following American jargon for "прикалываться": ___to just be kidding around(with) ___to just be fooling around (with) ___to just be hanging out (with) ___to just be shooting the breeze (with) There are other (rather vulgar) equivalents also. May I suggest the following American jargon for “прикалываться”:

___to just be kidding around(with)
___to just be fooling around (with)
___to just be hanging out (with)
___to just be shooting the breeze (with)

There are other (rather vulgar) equivalents also.

]]> By: Anna http://www.transparent.com/russian/word-of-the-week-%c2%ab%d0%9f%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8b%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d1%8c%d1%81%d1%8f%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Anna Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:52:55 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=31#comment-442 This is one of my favorite words! Thanks for putting the spotlight on it. This is one of my favorite words! Thanks for putting the spotlight on it.

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