Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
торчать (сленг.) (в контексте "торчать на наркотике")
English translation:
to be hooked on; to be on
Added to glossary by
Alexander Demyanov
Aug 18, 2003 12:45
20 yrs ago
Russian term
торчал
Russian to English
Other
Slang
colloquial
И, блин, он так влился в широкую струю, когда он начал торговать кислым, именно ангидридом. К нему все валом повалили, кто на ханке торчал. И ханка тогда тут тоже только начиналась. Два дома, короче, тут всего было
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | were hooked on... | were on... |
Alexander Demyanov
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| 5 | was taking drugs |
Olga Judina
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| 5 -1 | was stoned, fu*ked, bollocksed, wasted |
Mikhail Kriviniouk
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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55
Russian term (edited):
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Selected
were hooked on... | were on...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
2 mins
Olga Judina
Latvia
Latvia
Native in Russian
Works in field
Latvia
translating since 1990
Native in: Russian
Works in: Latvian to Russian, Latvian to English, English to Russian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
34
Russian term (edited):
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was taking drugs
was on drugs (regularly)
-1
7 mins
Mikhail Kriviniouk
Native in Russian
&
English
С нами всё ясно / Clearly with us
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
19
Russian term (edited):
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was stoned, fu*ked, bollocksed, wasted
take your pick - it means in this context that he was high
Peer comment(s):
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Olga Judina
: торчать - регулярно употреблять, а не "быть под кайфом"
7 mins
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well - those who were getting wasted on... may imply regularly too
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