{"id":15259,"date":"2025-10-04T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=15259"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:50:01","slug":"sputnik-meaning-in-the-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/sputnik-meaning-in-the-power\/","title":{"rendered":"it\u2019s not cold war sh*t 😲 the real meaning of sputnik in ‘the power’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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did he say sputnik?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

after years of enjoying the power<\/em><\/strong>, an irresistible banger<\/strong><\/em> (awesome song) from the beginning of the 90s,\u00a0 i randomly<\/a> checked the translation of the intro of the song, which is in russian. i had always assumed that the word sputnik<\/em> was a reference to this 👉<\/p>\n

\"sputnik--vocabulario<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

sputnik (wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\n

the eponymous<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (same name), first ever satellite to orbit the earth launched in 1957.\u00a0 come to find<\/em><\/strong> (i discovered),\u00a0 sputnik<\/strong> (\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a) in the power <\/em>means companion<\/em>. this is the full translation…<\/p>\n

the american company transceptor technology has started production of the \u2018personal companion\u2019 computer<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

so…i was reminded of this<\/p>\n

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i.e.<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(id est<\/em>>>in other), me as an ass<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (donkey)<\/p>\n

\"richyrocks<\/a><\/p>\n

i feel like an ass for having the wrong idea for over 3 decades<\/em><\/h5>\n

here’s the video about how reading this translation hit me<\/p>\n

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@richyrocksenglish<\/a> it says what? #english<\/a> #vocabulary<\/a> #russian<\/a> #ingl\u00e9s<\/a> #vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> #englishlearning<\/a> #englishlanguage<\/a> #englishpractice<\/a> #englishcoach<\/a> #thepower<\/a> #snap<\/a> \u266c original sound – richyrocksenglish<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n