Thread: Random Thoughts 1

1. He is very clever
- In Greek if someone acquires a quality in an excess amount we say: He is diabolically clever. Is there any similar expression in russia
2. What is the difference between brosat' / brosit' and vybrasyvat' / vybrosit'
- For example if I want to say: (a) throw a rock (b) he threw him out of the car (c) he threw an aggresive look (d) he threw them away
3. That woman destroyed him (i.e. by using her charm and beauty he made him to use a lot of money to her).
- Is the word rasrushat' correct in this case?

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

1. He is very clever
- In Greek if someone acquires a quality in an excess amount we say: He is diabolically clever. Is there any similar expression in russia
2. What is the difference between brosat' / brosit' and vybrasyvat' / vybrosit'
- For example if I want to say: (a) throw a rock (b) he threw him out of the car (c) he threw an aggresive look (d) he threw them away
3. That woman destroyed him (i.e. by using her charm and beauty he made him to use a lot of money to her).
- Is the word rasrushat' correct in this case?

1.дьявольски хитрий
2. brosat' is just "throw" (a, c) vybrasyvat' is "throw out" or "throw away" (also throw in the garbage) (b,d)
3. I just googled https://www.google.ca/?gws_rd=ssl#q=...D0%BD%D1%8F%22 - the expression "она разрушила меня" exists - but there might be a more specific expression for the case that you mention about taking a lot of money from a man. For example I know the expression она разводила меня на деньги

In addition to the previous,

1. Чертовски умный (хитрый) и т.д.
2. Выбрасывать (mostly used if you don't NEED it), бросать - just throw
3. Разрушать as a single word is not suitable for such situations, but you can say Она разрушила его состояние (She destroyed his fortune and wealth), Она разрушила его жизнь (is very strong and means 'She destroyed his life'), Она разрушила все его будущее - She destroyed all his future.

хитрый is not the same as умный (clever)

Originally Posted by lodka

хитрый is not the same as умный (clever)

absolutely

но у нас в маленькой Америке clever бывает и 'хитренький'

Originally Posted by alexsms

absolutely

но у нас в маленькой Америке clever бывает и 'хитренький'

Yeah, not just бывает, but that's by far the most common meaning in America.

3) Погубила

Originally Posted by John_Douglas

Yeah, not just бывает, but that's by far the most common meaning in America.

BrEngl and NAmerEngl are often confused - noticed it long ago...