Encephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-23 months agoRussia gifts meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine for Women’s Daytvpworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipnottheonion@lemmy.worldworld@quokk.autheonion@midwest.social
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minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up31·3 months agoBesides asking if it is real, shouldn’t we be asking if “meat grinder” carries the same connotation in the Russian language?
minus-squareEncephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoIn the articles it describes how the russian politicians responsible are getting flak and trying to backpeddle/cover up the issue so clearly language works here.
minus-squaredoo@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoYes, the word is used for both meanings. I doubt ruskies are using it to describe their tactics, though.
Besides asking if it is real, shouldn’t we be asking if “meat grinder” carries the same connotation in the Russian language?
In the articles it describes how the russian politicians responsible are getting flak and trying to backpeddle/cover up the issue so clearly language works here.
Yes, the word is used for both meanings. I doubt ruskies are using it to describe their tactics, though.