скроенные по худшим лекалам

English translation: patterned against the worst models

19:21 Jan 27, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Russian term or phrase: скроенные по худшим лекалам
Экономические реформы, скроенные по худшим лекалам этой партии, привели к негативным последствиям.
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Local time: 23:37
English translation:patterned against the worst models
Explanation:
Something like that, but options are limitless.
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Michael Moskowitz
Local time: 17:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3patterned against the worst models
Michael Moskowitz
4tailored to the worst template
George Pavlov
3 +1patched together
holodenko (X)
4elaborated by drawing on the worst designs imaginable
Ellen Kraus
3adopted from the worst practices
Natalya Boyce


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
patterned against the worst models


Explanation:
Something like that, but options are limitless.

Michael Moskowitz
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 15
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: "patterned on the worst models"
16 mins
  -> Thanks Jack

agree  Oxana Snyder
24 mins
  -> Thank you Oksana

neutral  Alexander Kondorsky: I'm not sure "against" is correct here. Results 1 - 10 of about 773 for "patterned against". (0.21 seconds) - very few Google matches!
11 hrs

agree  Tatiana Durimanova
15 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
adopted from the worst practices


Explanation:
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Natalya Boyce
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tailored to the worst template


Explanation:
:)

George Pavlov
Canada
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
patched together


Explanation:
Economic reforms patched together to the worst standards of this party have taken their toll

holodenko (X)
Local time: 00:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Taggart: Beautiful!!!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
elaborated by drawing on the worst designs imaginable


Explanation:
that´s how I would paraphrase it

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 22:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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