Aug 19, 2008 13:45
15 yrs ago
Russian term
Чужая война
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Is it proxy war or alien war?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | Someone else's war |
Jack Doughty
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| 5 +2 | someone else's |
Ali Bayraktar
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| 4 | no my/our war |
vicaf60
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Proposed translations
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3 mins
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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Someone else's war
You can't say it is a proxy war if the only information you have on it is these two words. And alien war sounds like war against bug-eyed monsters from outer space.
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-08-19 14:12:15 GMT)
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In that case it might well be "proxy war" or "war by proxy"
A war by proxy as an instrument in its/his/their struggle for power.
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-08-19 14:12:15 GMT)
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In that case it might well be "proxy war" or "war by proxy"
A war by proxy as an instrument in its/his/their struggle for power.
Note from asker:
| Чужая война как инструмент своей борьбы за власть Kindly elaborate |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Jack!"
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2 mins
Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Türkiye
Türkiye
Language shapes everything!
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Russian to Turkish, Kazakh to Turkish, and 1 more.
someone else's
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Arkadi Burkov
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Thank you,
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Kameliya
: You gave the first answer, however the asker chose the second and the same as yours. I believe that it not fair and I give you my support:)
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Thank you. But it is fair enough because the asker provided more content "Чужая война как инструмент своей борьбы за власть" and Mr. Doughty re-paraphrased it.
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no my/our war
With no context given it's quite difficult to judge. Yet I would translate it using the antonym method. In Russian "чужая война" normally means a war which I/we have nothing to deal with.
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Note added at 2 час (2008-08-19 15:55:14 GMT) Post-grading
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The translation will depend on the writer's position. If he feels a side in the conflict in some way but is eager to distance himself of it, "it's not my/our war" is possible. If he/she is in no way involved I would possible say "it's a strange/strangers war".
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Note added at 2 час (2008-08-19 15:55:14 GMT) Post-grading
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The translation will depend on the writer's position. If he feels a side in the conflict in some way but is eager to distance himself of it, "it's not my/our war" is possible. If he/she is in no way involved I would possible say "it's a strange/strangers war".
Note from asker:
| Чужая война - Гори Its article about the recent conflict involving Russia & Georgia. Pls help |
| Thanks a lot! It'd be helpful. |
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