Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-23 days agoRussia gifts meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine for Women’s Daytvpworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.worldworld@quokk.auglobalnews@lemmy.ziptheonion@midwest.social
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minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up30·3 days agoBesides asking if it is real, shouldn’t we be asking if “meat grinder” carries the same connotation in the Russian language?
minus-squareCephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·edit-23 days 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 days 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.