TRANSLATION PROBLEMS: REPLIES

[David Kaiser]

I had heard the term "prijatel' " in the sense of "boyfriend." Conversely,
the term "podruzhka" was girlfriend, as opposed to "podruga," which just
meant a friend who was a girl.

DK


At 06:24 PM 4/11/01 +0900, you wrote:
>Hello,
>    I have noticed something. I have heard "drug" being used in the
>sense of a "boyfriend". Perhaps, it may be a new usage.
>    I have often heard the term "v grazhdanskom brake" meaning they
>live separately but have steady relations without the registration.
>    At first I thought it meant a marriage outside the church, but
>found myself mistaken.
>
>Cheers,
>Tsuji
>
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WB

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