Aug 18, 2003 12:33
20 yrs ago
Russian term
на точке было стремно брать
Russian to English
Other
Slang
drug slang
А XXX был другом YYY?
Р. Нет. Он был нашим другом. Ну, короче, на точке было стремно брать. (I can’t make out that sentence at all)
Р. Нет. Он был нашим другом. Ну, короче, на точке было стремно брать. (I can’t make out that sentence at all)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | explanation |
Kirill Semenov
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| 5 | some explanation below |
Olga Judina
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| 4 | on the spot it was spooky [to take it] |
Alexander Demyanov
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Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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137
Russian term (edited):
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Selected
explanation
Точка -- the place where they usually buy drugs.
Стрёмно было брать -- they were afraid to go there to buy drugs.
Were afraid of police or, maybe, they were not sure the drugs are of good quality there.
Стремно means they thought it was dangerous
Стрёмно было брать -- they were afraid to go there to buy drugs.
Were afraid of police or, maybe, they were not sure the drugs are of good quality there.
Стремно means they thought it was dangerous
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8 hrs
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
55
Russian term (edited):
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on the spot it was spooky [to take it]
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7 mins
Olga Judina
Latvia
Latvia
Native in Russian
Works in field
Latvia
translating since 1990
Native in: Russian
Works in: Latvian to Russian, Latvian to English, English to Russian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
34
Russian term (edited):
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some explanation below
точка - place where illegal alcohol and drugs are sold
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Note added at 2 days 1 hr 9 mins (2003-08-20 13:43:20 GMT)
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Just a suggestion:
He was our friend. It was dangerous to buy at \"точка\" (sorry, have no idea what it would be in English) [so we bought from him]
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Note added at 2 days 1 hr 9 mins (2003-08-20 13:43:20 GMT)
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Just a suggestion:
He was our friend. It was dangerous to buy at \"точка\" (sorry, have no idea what it would be in English) [so we bought from him]
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