Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
прецедент "неправильных" мыслей
English translation:
precedent of "incorrect" thoughts
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Feb 19, 2008 11:50
16 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
прецедент «неправильных» мыслей
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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Прежде чем позволить ему отправиться в Америку, «компетентные органы» проверили до седьмого колена всю его родословную, что бы не допустить даже прецедент «неправильных» мыслей уже на генетическом уровне.
Речь, как можено догадаться, идет о Советском Союзе.
Речь, как можено догадаться, идет о Советском Союзе.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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precedent of "incorrect" thoughts
I don't see anything wrong with translating this literally.
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AKhram
: But how would you "prevent" it at "genetic level"? Go back in time and kill his ancestors? :)
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Thank you. I think it means to prevent any mention of the possibility.
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Anna Mirakyan
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PoveyTrans (X)
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Mikhail Mezhiritsky
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Vladimir Chumak
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Jonna Laki
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Angela Greenfield
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Jack! Thanks everybody!!!"
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Sonia Clough
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native English-speaker PL-EN translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Spanish to English
a history of "improper" thoughts
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Tatiana N. (X)
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Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Translating your ideas into reality
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
possibility of improper/wrong thoughts
in order to prevent/avoid the possibility of improper thoughts on the genetic level.
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Marina Serbina
Native in Russian
Works in field
Accuracy and Experience!
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
precedent of erroneous thoughts
George Orwell. 1984: "It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world..."- а это из классики...
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to exclude even the possibility of genetical dissident traits
Русский текст логически и лингвистически некорректен, поэтому IMHO переводчик может здесь действовать в меру своей [не]любви к автору текста
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Vladimir Chumak
: Вот именно. Автор пытается умничать, но у него это не очень получается.
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