Translation help

[Inna Tigountsova]

In addition, "shlyapa" often means "good for nothing" when refers to a
man. But never -when refers to a woman. Given that "shlyapa" is a feminine
noun,
pecuiar isn't it?
Inna

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Inna Tigountsova wrote:

> Hi there,
> in this context "shlyapa" is used to emphasise the lightness of the
> sentence: ...not a (the) sentence but rubbish/triffles
>
> Just means - not a serious punishment, not the one the speaker expected.
> Hope this helps,
> Inna Tigountsova
>
> On Thu, 31 May 2001, Jeff Holdeman wrote:
>
> > Dear SEELangentsy,
> >
> > A translator friend is stumped by a seemingly slang usage of the word
> > "shlyapa":
> >
> > Eto bespredel--ne prigovor, a shlyapa.
> >
> > I have heard "shlyapa" used with meanings from the innocuous to the vulgar.
> > (My apologies in advance if it is the latter.)  Would anyone care to
> > comment on the above usage?
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > Jeff Holdeman
> > The Ohio State University
> > holdeman.2 at osu.edu
> >
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