Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Щинка за щинкой гоняется с дубинкой

English translation:

This pea soup is very thin (watery)

Added to glossary by Clive Wilshin
Dec 18, 2011 23:23
12 yrs ago
Russian term

Щинка за щинкой гоняется с дубинкой

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Щинка за щинкой гоняется с дубинкой, - оценил качество обеда краснощекий солдат-сибиряк в солдатской столовой в Забайкалье в далеком уже 1994 году.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 this soup is very thin (watery)

Discussion

Anneta Vysotskaya Dec 20, 2011:
Soprry, it cannot be pea soup. " Shci" is a traditional Russian fermented cabbage soup with beetroot, onion, carrots, potatoes, etc. NO peas.

Proposed translations

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this soup is very thin (watery)

This is the meaning of this sentence

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Note added at 49 mins (2011-12-19 00:13:12 GMT)
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Другой вариант: Крупинка за крупинкой гоняется с дубинкой:


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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-12-19 09:00:12 GMT)
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Щинка в данном контексте - составной компонент щей, традиционного русского супа.
Peer comment(s):

agree dacs04
3 hrs
Thank you!
agree cyhul
2 days 4 hrs
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