query about a phrase

[William Ryan]

In view of the silence from Russian colleagues, I offer this. Not so 
much a phrase as a reduplication, roughly the first word means an 
impossible situation, the second means kaput. Listed in slang 
dictionaries, e.g. Slovar' tiuremnogo-lagerno-blatnogo zhargona, M. 
1992. Steve Marder's Supplementary Dictionary (Slavica) lists kranty.
Will Ryan

Sarah Hurst wrote:
> Can anyone explain to me the phrase: "труба, кранты!"? I think it means a
> situation of hopeless, but I'd be grateful for any help.
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> Thanks,
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> Sarah Hurst
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