speaking:blog:2016-08-26-122726

shut vs. shoot

I'll tell my servants to shut you up in a small room.
I'll tell my servants to shoot you up in a small room.

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Vladimir Lopatin

Vladimir Lopatin, 2016/08/26 18:16

I'll tell my servants to shut you up in a small room. Я прикажу своим слугам запереть тебя в тюрьме.

to shut [ʌ]… up- запирать, закрывать (обычно на ключ).

I'll tell my servants to shoot you up in a small room. Я прикажу своим слугам расстрелять тебя в тюрьме.

to shoot [u] … up - застрелить, расстрелять.

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