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|style="font-size:1.1em;"| S vrutka (c врътка) is a rhetorical expression found in Bulgaria that literally means ‘with a twist’ and appears in phrases such as ‘vsichko stava s vrutka’ (‘everything happens with a twist’ or ‘everything is achievable with a twist’). S vrutka is sometimes substituted by other terms, for example, s fint, s trik, and s dalavera, which comes from the Turkish word dalavere, meaning deception, swindle, ploy or manoeuvre. This colloquial figure of speech refers to the practice of pooling resources and manipulating one’s networks and connections in order to achieve a goal. S vrutka is a part of the repertoire of linguistic means to communicate the intricate interplay between the formal and informal, legal and illegal, licit and illicit, legitimate and illegitimate modes of getting things done in contemporary Bulgarian society. It refers to practices across various normative domains and to activities that include both legal and illegal means of pursuing a goal. | |style="font-size:1.1em;"| S vrutka (c врътка) is a rhetorical expression found in Bulgaria that literally means ‘with a twist’ and appears in phrases such as ‘vsichko stava s vrutka’ (‘everything happens with a twist’ or ‘everything is achievable with a twist’). S vrutka is sometimes substituted by other terms, for example, s fint, s trik, and s dalavera, which comes from the Turkish word dalavere, meaning deception, swindle, ploy or manoeuvre. This colloquial figure of speech refers to the practice of pooling resources and manipulating one’s networks and connections in order to achieve a goal. | ||
S vrutka is a part of the repertoire of linguistic means to communicate the intricate interplay between the formal and informal, legal and illegal, licit and illicit, legitimate and illegitimate modes of getting things done in contemporary Bulgarian society. It refers to practices across various normative domains and to activities that include both legal and illegal means of pursuing a goal. | |||
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