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  1. February 1st, 2009, 07:04 PM #1
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    перекособочиваться - what does it mean?

    Hey everyone!! Could someone please help me translate this: лицо перекособочивается ?
    I cannot find it in any dictionnary. What is happening to the face? ^^

    Thank you in advance
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  2. February 1st, 2009, 07:13 PM #2
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    Re: перекособочиваться - what does it mean?

    Nice verb, ha ha...

    The face becomes crooked, wry, lop-sided. It turns into a grimace.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
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    Re: перекособочиваться - what does it mean?

    Thannnnnnnks for this really quick answer!! It's sooo helpful What a wierd verb
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    Re: перекособочиваться - what does it mean?

    Перекособочиться = перекоситься = to distort. It's from "косой бок" = "askew side". Expressive and not quite literary word.
    "Россия для русских" - это неправильно. Остальные-то чем лучше?
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  5. February 1st, 2009, 07:39 PM #5
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    Re: перекособочиваться - what does it mean?

    Thanks for the full explanation
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