Dec 20, 2009 19:12
14 yrs ago
Russian term
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
глядите, до какой нелепицы доходят греки � они нас считают �человекоядцами�!
Russian to English
Art/Literary
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I know the literal meaning but I need something that sounds "snappy" because it's the last sentence in a chapter.
The author is commenting on a literary technique used by the author of the "Solun Legend" ().
Как бы маргинальны ни были в средневизантийское время легенды об , болгары безошибочно разглядели в них самую суть отношения ромеев к окружающим их народам. Славянский автор словно подмигивает своим читателям: глядите, до какой нелепицы доходят греки � они нас считают "человекоядцами"!
The author is commenting on a literary technique used by the author of the "Solun Legend" ().
Как бы маргинальны ни были в средневизантийское время легенды об , болгары безошибочно разглядели в них самую суть отношения ромеев к окружающим их народам. Славянский автор словно подмигивает своим читателям: глядите, до какой нелепицы доходят греки � они нас считают "человекоядцами"!
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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108
Selected
look, what nonsense the Geeks have brought themselves down to: they consider us man-eaters/cannibals
long pig tastes real good, they say
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1 hr
Judith Hehir
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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78
See the ridiculous lengths to which the Greeks have gone? They view us as cannibals.
Why not?
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I forgot the exclamation point and added a questio mark.
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I forgot the exclamation point and added a questio mark.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-20 20:22:22 GMT)
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Dr Lofthouse
France
France
Native in English
France
When Accuracy Counts -
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 10 more.
look at the depths to which the Greeks have sunk! They consider us 'cannibals' .
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