знать мужские объятия

English translation: have known a man's embrace

20:39 Feb 20, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: знать мужские объятия
ХХ: И вы никогда не знали МУЖСКИХ объятий?
YY: Знала. До известной степени. Простите.

До этого идет речь о девственности одной из говорящей.

Красивый вариант никак не придумается..)

Спасибо!
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Local time: 14:12
English translation:have known a man's embrace
Explanation:
"But you must tell me this, Tia--are you a virgin? Or have you known a man's embrace?" Tia just lowered her eyes, and Illana smiled indulgently at her.

The Priestess
Elliot Mabeuse

http://books.google.ru/books?id=SPX-6vNC_BoC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA2...
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 20:12
Grading comment
Mikhail, thanks!
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Mikhail Kropotov


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have known a man's embrace


Explanation:
"But you must tell me this, Tia--are you a virgin? Or have you known a man's embrace?" Tia just lowered her eyes, and Illana smiled indulgently at her.

The Priestess
Elliot Mabeuse

http://books.google.ru/books?id=SPX-6vNC_BoC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA2...

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 20:12
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Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 376
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Mikhail, thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Iercoşan: nice... elegant... :)
3 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Jack Doughty: I wonder why the quotation has МУЖСКИХ in capitals. A question of sexual orientation?
10 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack. I suppose the person asking the question stressed that word.

agree  Roman M
1 hr

agree  Judith Hehir
4 hrs

agree  Tatiana Ozerov (X)
21 hrs
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