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| English | Russian |
| great mean | третья струна контрабасовой виолы |
| play a mean guitar | чертовски хорошо играть на гитаре (The adjective mean is used in this unique way for musical instruments or games to signify excellent, difficult to compete with: I'm a girl who plays a mean guitar = I'm a girl who plays the guitar really damn well Lily Snape) |
| small mean | вторая струна виолы |