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  1. February 23rd, 2004, 07:39 PM #1
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    Idiom o' the Day: #6

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    В два счета.~In a jiffy, very quickly, just a sec (U.S.)


    Два- Two

    Счет- n. Masc. (Pl. Счота) - Count, calculation, account, bill, invoice, sport score.


    Anyone know if this originates from musical terms? It says... "in two counts", is that like two counts in a music score?
    I do not understand very well the best way of understanding ..
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  2. March 11th, 2006, 05:50 AM #2
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    в два счета
    in a jiffy, in no time, in two ticks
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  3. March 11th, 2006, 10:13 PM #3
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    Re: Idiom o' the Day: #6

    Quote Originally Posted by carperdiem
    В два счета.~In a jiffy, very quickly, just a sec (U.S.)
    как дважды два четыре

    is there a meaning difference?
    Quant'
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  4. March 12th, 2006, 05:34 AM #4
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    Re: Idiom o' the Day: #6

    Quote Originally Posted by samurai
    Quote Originally Posted by carperdiem
    В два счета.~In a jiffy, very quickly, just a sec (U.S.)
    как дважды два четыре

    is there a meaning difference?
    Нет.. "Как дважды четыре" - это, например:

    Это ясно как дважды два четыре
    Это ясно как Божий день


    В два счета - синоним - "Как два пальца обоссать" Но это не очень прилично =)) (like to urinate on two fingers)
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  5. March 12th, 2006, 04:06 PM #5
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    Re: Idiom o' the Day: #6

    Quote Originally Posted by Dimitri
    "Как два пальца обоссать" Но это не очень прилично


    не моргнув и лгазом.

    ...это более прилично.
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  6. March 12th, 2006, 07:54 PM #6
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    глазом.

    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
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  7. March 12th, 2006, 07:57 PM #7
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    Rtyom, тебе в лгаз что-то попало? Почему ты подмигиваешь?
    Я так думаю.
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  8. March 12th, 2006, 07:59 PM #8
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    Я натурально показываю, как моргать лгазом.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
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  9. March 12th, 2006, 08:34 PM #9
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    А вообще интересное было бы слово - "лгаз". Может быть это глаз, который всегда лжёт своему владельцу?
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  10. March 12th, 2006, 08:36 PM #10
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    Хо! А я и не зметил такого поворота.

    А может, это какого-то рода газ?
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».
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  11. March 13th, 2006, 02:02 AM #11
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    P.S. - Исправление ошибок в моих текстах на русском всегда приветствуется
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  12. March 13th, 2006, 02:43 AM #12
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    "Just a sec." is not just American. They say it here in Britain all the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    "Just a sec." is not just American. They say it here in Britain all the time.
    "Just a sec." isn't American at all; we don't have that crazy period they're like you Brits! :P And that's a joke TATY; please don't commence with an analysis of period usage in Slavic languages...
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    Does 'В два счета' get used a lot?

    I'm not really the type to say 'in a jiffy' I hate that type of talk... so would this just pass as 'just a sec' as in not sounding so...undesirable to say?
    Please correct any Russian language mistakes I make.
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  15. March 13th, 2006, 12:52 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by волк
    Does 'В два счета' get used a lot?
    I don't think so. Personally I don't say that, well at least I can't remember when I said that. But it's pretty common.
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    "just a sec"
    сию секунду(???)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indra
    "just a sec"
    сию секунду(???)
    одну секундочку. My teacher says, дну скундочку.
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  18. March 13th, 2006, 05:36 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackMage
    Quote Originally Posted by Indra
    "just a sec"
    сию секунду(???)
    одну секундочку. My teacher says, дну скундочку.
    Yes, it's the most polite answer

    You should know that all of the mentioned phrases:
    в два счёта
    сию секунду
    одну секундочку
    are used in a different sense, i. e. they are not synonyms
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