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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | have the vapors | быть на грани обморока (КГА) |
| gen. | have vapors | сомлеть, "мне дурно" (The word "vapours" was used to describe a depressed or hysterical nervous condition. Today, the phrase "a case of the vapors" is most often used either melodramatically, or for comedic effect. (Wikipedia) Ирина Ющенко) |