Soviet slogan "Dayosh!"

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Oleksandr Spirin wrote:

> Dear Mr. Paul Gallagher,
>
> in reply to your query I would like to offer you an excerpt
> from:
> D.I. Kveselevich & V.P. Sasina *RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTINARY OF
> INTERJECTIONS: *Approx. 1,000 units. – Moscow: Astrel, AST, 2001. – P. 110.
> ...
> ===================================
> 4. *Даёшь* /прост. Употр. как призыв к штурму, атаке, ударной работе и
> т.п./ here we come!, here we go!
>
...

Thank you kindly. The word seems to have the function, if not the form, 
of давай!, which I would normally translate as "let's go!"

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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