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Russian
Pronunciation
Interjection
тьфу́-тьфу́-тьфу́ • (tʹfú-tʹfú-tʹfú)
- knock on wood (said to void a jinx)
- (elliptical) Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive.
«Ка́к экза́мен прошёл?» «Тьфу-тьфу-тьфу.»- «Kák ekzámen prošól?» «Tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu.»
- “How did the exam go?” “I hope well, but I don't want to jinx it.”