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  1. January 11th, 2006, 04:49 PM #1
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    На всю катушку

    What does this mean? Isn't katushka a spool or fishing reel or something.
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  2. January 11th, 2006, 05:22 PM #2
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    Re: На всю катушку

    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    What does this mean?
    It can depend on context to some extent, but basically it means полностью, to the fullest...

    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    Isn't katushka a spool or fishing reel or something.
    Yes, it is, but here we are dealing with an expression..
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  3. January 11th, 2006, 05:24 PM #3
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    На всю катушку = используя все имеющиеся возможности, в полную силу
    I've heard that could be translated as "the whole nine yards". But since I don't understand what exactly "the whole nine yards" means I'm not so sure.
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  4. January 11th, 2006, 06:19 PM #4
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    "the whole nine yards" means "the entire package" or "the entire amount" or "the whole thing" etc.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whole_Nine_Yards
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  5. January 11th, 2006, 08:55 PM #5
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    На всю катушку <--> на всю железку.

    на всю железку <--> to the full, like hell

    жми на всю железку! — go hell for leather!
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    В обычных странах церковь отделена от государства, а в России - от Бога.
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  6. January 12th, 2006, 04:36 AM #6
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    это выражение чаще всего употребляется в следующем виде: "включить музыку на всю катушку" - это значит включить ОЧЕНЬ громко, так, что возможно она будет мешать остальным.
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  7. January 12th, 2006, 06:19 AM #7
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    It may mean "to turn the (round, spool-like) switch up to the stop" (in the ordinary or in a figurative sense)
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  8. January 13th, 2006, 12:49 AM #8
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    My "Russian slang" book says:

    на всю катушку, idiom. With all one's might, as much as possible
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  9. January 13th, 2006, 08:08 AM #9
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    Yuor "Russian slang" book правильно says
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    В обычных странах церковь отделена от государства, а в России - от Бога.
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