düüde what the fääck she can’t do that to you this is your space this is your ärëä
Ada Kaleh (Helena Wittmann, 2018)
I don’t think parents realize exactly how much their relationship dynamics affects the future relationships of their children
me: i just want intimacy so bad, just somebody come propose to me
also me: ..ask somebody out? the fuck is that
- Большой секрет — знает весь свет. Big secret—the whole world knows.
- Борода не делает философом. A beard doesn’t make a philosopher.
- В темноте все кошки серы. All cats are gray in the dark.
- В Ту́лу со свои́м самова́ром не е́здят. No one brings a samovar to Tula. (Tula is famous as the city where samovars were manufactured. This is the equivalent of “Don’t bring coal to Newcastle.”)
- Волко́в боя́ться — в лес не ходи́ть. If you’re afraid of wolves, don’t go to the woods.
- Говорить правду — потерять дружбу. Tell the truth—lose friends.
- Доверя́й, но проверя́й. Trust, but verify.
- Долг платежо́м кра́сен. Debt is beautiful once it’s repaid.
- Доно́счику — пе́рвый кнут. The informer is whipped first.
- Друг познаётся в беде́. You get to know your friend in trouble. (A friend in need is a friend indeed.)
- Дру́жба дру́жбой, а де́нежкам счёт. Friendship is friendship, but count money.
- Знать всё — значит не знать ничего. To know everything is to know nothing.
- И у стен бывают уши. And even walls have ears.
- Когда́ де́ньги говоря́т, тогда́ пра́вда молчи́т. When money talks, truth shuts up.
- На чужо́м го́ре сча́стья не постро́ишь. One can’t build happiness upon another’s grief.
- Назва́лся гру́здем — полеза́й в ку́зов. If you called yourself a mushroom—get in the basket. (Sort of like, “don’t just talk the talk—walk the walk.”)
- Не ошиба́ется тот, кто ничего́ не де́лает. He that does nothing makes no mistakes.
NB: any translation mistakes are mine
USEFUL!!!
Very Important Addition, my favorite
Любовь не картошка, не выбросишь в окошко. LOVE IS NOT A POTATO YOU CANNOT THROW IT OUT A WINDOW (that is, love is not a small thing that is easy to get rid of)
tag yourself: aesthetic french words
angélique (reminiscent of an angel); has a sweet tooth, always encouraging words, believes in soulmates, sends u pictures of things you remind them of, likes pretty things
écarlate (scarlet, bright red); bold colors, loud laugh, has a lot of friends, takes pride in being apologetically themselves, deep conversations abt the universe, will murder any man
envoûtant (captivating, bewitching); trusts fate, listens to ballads in the middle of the night, often the center of attention, scented candles as the best self care, moodswings
effleurer (to lightly brush against); gives the best hugs, makes playlists when they’re sad, brushes off compliments, the mom friend, has probably watched all the ghibli movies
nébuleux (dark and fathomless); comes off as intimidating, loves astrology, dark aes, difficult to truly get to know, probably has some tragic backstory you’ll never unlock, pics of the sky
éphémère (which does not last); can’t ever make up their mind, 3432 unanswered messages on their phone, listens to a lot of different music, always longing for something
murmure (soft-spoken words); loves the moon, soft spoken, hates arguments but will straight up murder for their friends, the person everyone confides their fears & secrets to
For anyone who’s ever wondered who they’d be in a 19th century novel, the wait is over: I put together a 19th Century Character Trope Generator!
If you’d like to reblog, put your character in the tags because I’m curious.
Lviv, Ukraine
