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Помацаться

English translation: feel up / paw about / touch

20:15 Sep 1, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / A Book about Tantric Sex
Russian term or phrase: Помацаться
- О, ничего себе! - удивился Артур. - А они голые или нет?
- Нет, в прикиде, - сказал Руслан. - Но помацаться можно. Пойдем?

It's from a book of 50 pages about tantra. I did not find the verb "помацаться". Что это, господа? Я нашёл только "Помазаться" на сайте "Грамота.ру" (http://gramota.ru/slovari/dic/?word=����������&all=x).
А помазаться, это насладить масло. Какое ваше мнение?

Я это перевожу на португальском языке, но только я работаю переводчиком с русского на португальский.
Cristiano Lima
Brazil
Local time: 21:57
English translation:feel up / paw about / touch
Explanation:
A colloquialism used by teenagers.

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Note added at 18 mins (2014-09-01 20:34:15 GMT)
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Не совсем. В моем понимании, «помацать» означает «полапать», но не включает в себя поцелуи. По этой причине «петтингом» это назвать нельзя.

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-09-01 20:35:17 GMT)
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По крайней мере так это слово уупотребляется там, где я живу. В других регионах России это слово может иметь несколько иной смысл.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-09-02 07:39:59 GMT)
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Yes, «в прикиде» means dressed. But you should open a new KudoZ question for each word or phrase you're struggling with.
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Max Deryagin
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3feel up / paw about / touch
Max Deryagin
4Cop a feel
Maxim Olshin
4make out
danya
3 -3caress
Donald Jacobson


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cop a feel


Explanation:
Просторечная форма (казалось бы, куда уж просторечнее) "мацать". Парень спрашивает, можно ли трогать девушек за грудь, например. "Лапать" еще синоним для этого слова.

Maxim Olshin
Ukraine
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make out


Explanation:
grab a butt, squeeze a tit

помацать = потрогать, потискать, помять

danya
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 39
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -3
caress


Explanation:
It would seem to me that if this is a tantric text, then caress would be more appropriate since it connotes respect.

Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much. That was exactly what I used in Portuguese(I use Rus-Eng pair at Kudoz because there are no translators Rus-Port here, but me).

Asker: Your point is very reasonable. I think that "touch" looks more and fits well here.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Katerina O.: There's no connotation of respect in помацаться. It sure requires more slang translation
1 hr
disagree  Roman Bouchev: This verb is in stark contrast with the style, which suggests a rather frivolous talk between two guys that show not so much interest in the techniques themseleves as the prospects of having sex with the girls.
5 hrs
disagree  Maxim Olshin: That's exactly the case: there isn’t a bit of respect in the original. "Помацать" is as disrespectful as they get. Aren't you altering the original text that way? Hardly an appropriate term.
6 hrs
disagree  Max Deryagin: As Roman and Max pointed out, the word "помацать" connotes zero respect, and the word caress doesn't work here.
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
feel up / paw about / touch


Explanation:
A colloquialism used by teenagers.

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Note added at 18 mins (2014-09-01 20:34:15 GMT)
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Не совсем. В моем понимании, «помацать» означает «полапать», но не включает в себя поцелуи. По этой причине «петтингом» это назвать нельзя.

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Note added at 20 mins (2014-09-01 20:35:17 GMT)
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По крайней мере так это слово уупотребляется там, где я живу. В других регионах России это слово может иметь несколько иной смысл.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-09-02 07:39:59 GMT)
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Yes, «в прикиде» means dressed. But you should open a new KudoZ question for each word or phrase you're struggling with.

Max Deryagin
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Notes to answerer
Asker: То есть, если я правильно понял, это синоним для "пощупать", для "патинга", да?

Asker: Oh, I almost forgot, what about "в прикидке"? Dressed?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maxim Olshin: Feel up - тоже вариант. =)
4 mins
  -> Спасибо :)
agree  Dmitry Murzakov
10 hrs
agree  Roman Bouchev: Ну можно, наверное, и так выразиться: Have some fun groping (those chicks). Или вот пример с массажем (Super cute girls who you can feel up a bit while you get a nice massage):http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/printthread.php?...
1 day 8 hrs
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