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[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit sorry to ask this question, but I need to know..

In russian, when I am in a situation that really sucks, for example:
my boyfriend chucks dumps me, then I get fired and on top of everything in a serious row with my parents, I can describe it in one word when speaking with my friends

Задница!

Is there an english equivalent?

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[dalyeth-ok.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest "ass". For that is what задница literally means.

[ex-ex-mmnd9.livejournal.com]

that's rather "жопа".
pretty bad situation. i'd translate that as "owned".

[nat-bton.livejournal.com]

It depends on the context, but if it were me talking about this kind of situation I'd use a general phrase: "this is a shitty time in my life right now", one other thing when you talk about a break up of relationship - someone damps the other person, not chucks...if i find anything else related to tough times will let you know :) x

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Yes, I doubted which verb to use, thank you :)

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

"What shit!" works well too. Invectives have to be short to be fun. Plus, if you're trying for the British feel, you can say "shite."

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Is the last word pronounced like "site" with [ai]?

[embers.livejournal.com]

My host sister had real problems with the differentiation between "shit" & "sheet." (Or "bitch"/"beach"). They do sound alike when spoken quickly, but native speakers can pick them out based on the context as well. It's a rough thing not having that "ih" sound of "I".

[embers.livejournal.com]

I concur. It seems like the only one word that would describe the situation.

[philena.livejournal.com]

Dumps, not damps. And chucks is acceptable too, although it seems much more British than American. At least, that is how I, an American, would interpret it. Good luck :)

[gvisreality.livejournal.com]

my father once told me a joke about some hotel person asking some foreigner (forget which race)
"how many sheets would you like on your bed, sir?"

foreigner becomes angry, raises his finger in the air and says

"Eef anyone sheets on my bed I keel zim!"

[fludietrich.livejournal.com]

You might say "awful mess", or use somewhat stronger word than awful :)

[rowan-leigh.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[kart.livejournal.com]

An English equivalent in one word? Hmm... Heres a word (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=clusterfuck&defid=298891#298891). (Warning: offensive language beyond link)

[oncogene.livejournal.com]

pwned!

/sorry

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thank you. I was looking for something like that.
And great idea to do it as a link :)

[yozhevich.livejournal.com]

Regarding this link: I have never heard it used that way! But if I heard, "I got *ed today," I would definitely know what it meant :) I'm going to be laughing at that for the rest of the day...

If you use fiasco, like one defintion suggests, I think it would be more easily understood, though less entertaining! But I would use it to describe the day or your life, for example, "Today was an absolute fiasco!"

[battersby.livejournal.com]

being a housekeeper, I find this hilarious

in that situation....

[gjertsen.livejournal.com]

I would say
"This sucks"
or
"today was a complete f**kjob"
or
"my life sucks ass at the moment"
or
"I got totally screwed today"
:)

[juniper949.livejournal.com]

"shit" is usually with an [I] and "shite" with an [ai].

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Yes, I see. Thanks!