Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
make the drop
Russian translation:
тайно доставить, подбросить деньги (товар, сообщение)
Added to glossary by
Serge Vazhnenko
Oct 25, 2006 09:41
17 yrs ago
English term
Ukraine
HAPPINESS IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian
make the drop
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Slang
criminal slang
Dear friends,
I feel like drowning in all slang of the following entence:
“Look, man, Nick said that if I can come up with the $ 500, that he'd work it so that I can make the drop”.
Can anyone tell, what this “make the drop” means here?
Thanks.
I feel like drowning in all slang of the following entence:
“Look, man, Nick said that if I can come up with the $ 500, that he'd work it so that I can make the drop”.
Can anyone tell, what this “make the drop” means here?
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 3 +3 | доставить (товар) |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 3 +1 | подмазать, дать в лапу (подкупить, дать взятку) |
Edgar Hermann
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Change log
Oct 28, 2006 13:48: Mikhail Kropotov changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Apr 21, 2008 22:03: Mikhail Kropotov changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Slang"
Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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доставить (товар)
13. act of leaving secret communication: the act of leaving a letter, message, or goods at a prearranged secret location
***It's too dangerous to make the drop tonight.***
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861697282/drop.html
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41 defitions for "drop" at http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drop
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Ну, тогда все понятно. Скинуть, подложить - вроде бы правильно.
Ничего более жаргонного не придумывается - но и в оригинале это достаточно стандартное, хотя и разговорное выражение.
***It's too dangerous to make the drop tonight.***
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861697282/drop.html
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Это в принципе. Слишком много значений - контекста бы...
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41 defitions for "drop" at http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drop
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definitions, even
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Ну, тогда все понятно. Скинуть, подложить - вроде бы правильно.
Ничего более жаргонного не придумывается - но и в оригинале это достаточно стандартное, хотя и разговорное выражение.
Peer comment(s):
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Vlad Pogosyan
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Valery Kaminski
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Nataliya Velykodnaya (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Благодарю, Михаил!
Вы убедили меня в правильности моей догадки. "
+1
29 mins
Edgar Hermann
Native in Russian
4 years with GAZPROM, university degree
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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4
подмазать, дать в лапу (подкупить, дать взятку)
...если я принесу $ 500, он сделает так, что я смогу дать (комуто там) в лапу.
Одно из значений. в данном случае могло бы подойти
Don't expect Legislature to police 'drops'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Feb 27, 2006 by John Florez
"Make the drop," was what the late Mike Royko wrote decades ago in his Chicago Sun-Times column. It was in response to a woman who asked how her group could get the Equal Rights Amendment passed in Illinois. Puzzled, the woman asked, "Make the what?" He repeated, "Make the drop. Give them money ... bribes ... you can call it a contribution if it will make you feel better."
Одно из значений. в данном случае могло бы подойти
Don't expect Legislature to police 'drops'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Feb 27, 2006 by John Florez
"Make the drop," was what the late Mike Royko wrote decades ago in his Chicago Sun-Times column. It was in response to a woman who asked how her group could get the Equal Rights Amendment passed in Illinois. Puzzled, the woman asked, "Make the what?" He repeated, "Make the drop. Give them money ... bribes ... you can call it a contribution if it will make you feel better."
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Discussion
Regarding the context: Bad guys have stolen $ 500. Now so it happens that they have to secretly return the money in order to save the thief from jail.
It’s just my assumption, for I’ve only started the book.
Спасибо, михаил! Мне тоже нравится encarta. :-)