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[darcydodo]

A question for deema, doseybat, 791point43, or anyone else out there who happens to know Russian:

Is there a word (or phrase) in Russian that sounds like "sednabup" vel sim.? And, if so, what does it mean?

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[deema.livejournal.com]

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Could you give some context or your guesses of its meaning?

[darcydodo]

Well, it was something someone said on Alias -- a woman killed someone, picked up the phone, and said just that into it. The first time I heard it, I thought it was English and she'd said "send them up," but that makes very little sense in context. And someone else then said it was Russian, but they could be wrong, and maybe she did say "send them up" after all.

[krystalshay.livejournal.com]

Which ep was it in?

[darcydodo]

The most recent one, "The Frame."

[krystalshay.livejournal.com]

Damn, I thought it might be an earlier one that I had on DVD, so I could play it back and listen to it.

Sorry I can't be much help. I know a tiny bit of Russian (and I have a Russian aunt), but I have no idea what that could be!

[791-43.livejournal.com]

I'm confuzzled too. The closest thing that jumps to mind is "sevodnya", which means "today", but that's still quite a bit off "sednabup". From what I remember of Alias, they're not terribly careful with Russian pronounciation. :-)

[darcydodo]

Thinking about it again, it would make sense if it meant something like "it's done."

Maybe she really did say "Send them up." ;)

[791-43.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. "It's done" is "sdelano" or "sdelala".

"Svobodna" means "free" or "rid of".

Could be anything, really. ;-)

[darcydodo]

I've now listened to it twice more, in the hopes that I could somehow make "sdelala" out of it. But it's not working. There's almost certainly a labial at the end of the word. Maybe it's English after all, not that I can think who would be sent up. :)

But hey, at least sdelano/sdelala has the right first letter! ;)

[791-43.livejournal.com]

Got to be Russian.
The baddies are always Russian.

*sneakily assembles a Kalashnikov out of paperclips and blu-tack*

[darcydodo]

Hee. :)

Well, it'd also make sense for her to be Russian, in context... as you so rightly said, the baddies are always Russian! (Well that and/or English.)

[alixnoorchis.livejournal.com]

Was it Svobodna? Which would be "easy"? I think.

[darcydodo]

I don't think so. Thanks, though! :)

[megamole.livejournal.com]

"Syad' na ...?" - sit on the ... (something).

Closest sound to "bup" would be "pup", but that means "navel".

[darcydodo]

Hmm. I'm guessing she wasn't actually saying "sit on the navel." But you never know!! Those wacky Russian spies.