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| English | Russian |
| a company used for shady deals | живопырка (themoscowtimes.com) |
| cover company | живопырка (В России банков чрезмерное количество, так же, как вузов и авиакомпаний. 100 авиакомпаний, из них 10 нормальные, а остальные живопырки – Russia has a huge number of banks, as well as educational institutions and airline companies. Out of 100 airlines, 10 are functioning and the others are covers for something else.  themoscowtimes.com) |
| front company | живопырка (I found that meaning, specifically the notion of a front company, in several other sources. In one description of unsavory business practices and jargon the author mentions: скинуть деньги на бивиайскую живопырку – to move money to some BVI [front company themoscowtimes.com) |