Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Геть! (Ukrainian)

English translation:

Off with you!

Added to glossary by Radian Yazynin
May 14, 2004 10:36
20 yrs ago
Russian term

Get'! Stoi!

Russian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
A Circassian speaking.
He is ordering his group of men to stop working.

I can't find the meaning of: Get'

Proposed translations

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6 mins
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Drop it! Stop it!

So much for that. Get' is a Ukrainian word.

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-05-14 10:45:31 GMT)
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Get\' in Ukrainian means \"Off!\". Like \"off with you!\" Here it means a rough order to stop working.
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Tomashevskaya
14 mins
Thanks Anna!
agree Kirill Semenov
55 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all. I would never have known it was a Ukrainian word. 'Off with you" works well for my context. "
6 mins

It isn't Russian but Ukrainian

Someting like
"Stop!" or "Get out!"
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33 mins

Get'! (Ukrainian + Russian dialectic word)= убирайся / убирайтесь прочь != get out of here !

get out of here ! - that's it
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