Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
на ногах - страшно вспомнить, не обувь - чума!
English translation:
shudder/dread to remember those shoes -- they were beyond terrible!
Added to glossary by
Oxana Snyder
Dec 1, 2009 02:51
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
professional, accurate and fast
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
на ногах - страшно вспомнить, не обувь - чума!
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
А на теле отрепья - такая одежда!
На ногах - страшно вспомнить, не обувь - ***чума***!
Редактирую перевод, вариант переводчика мне не очень нравится, однако ничего лучшего предумать не могу. Интересует слово чума, в первую очередь.
На ногах - страшно вспомнить, не обувь - ***чума***!
Редактирую перевод, вариант переводчика мне не очень нравится, однако ничего лучшего предумать не могу. Интересует слово чума, в первую очередь.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
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English
Specializes in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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666
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shudder/dread to remember those shoes -- they were beyond terrible!
For something conversational.
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Rachel Douglas
: I like "shudder", and "beyond terrible" is... excellent!
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Jack Doughty
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Dylan Edwards
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Julia_O_K
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Judith Hehir
: shudder to remember: excellent
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, Mark. That fits perfectly into the context and style!!!"
8 mins
Eng-Rus/Rus-Eng
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
Subtitles | Audiovisual | Editing
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
The shoes -- cannot think of them without shivering -- atrocity of the shoes!
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Rachel Douglas
: Unfortunately, that excellent formula "an X of a Y" doesn't work too well with a plural (and never uses the definite article). You'd have to turn it into "an atrocity of a pair of shoes", which I think starts to sound contorted.
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yes, the article should be deleted. thank you
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
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English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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174
and the shoes – a frightful memory, not footwear but sheer ghastliness!
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Alina EN-RU
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
En-Ru experienced translator -20 years
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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And those shoes... just a nightmare, just junk!
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