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РАСПИЛ

English translation: carve-up

19:20 Jul 10, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Government / Politics / pre-election campaign
Russian term or phrase: РАСПИЛ
С СИЛОВИКАМИ ПРОВЕДУ ОПЕРАЦИЮ «ЧИСТЫЕРУКИ», ЧТОБЫ ВОРОВ НАКАЗАТЬ, ИХ РАСПИЛЫ И ОТКАТЫ ВЕРНУТЬ
kergap --
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:18
English translation:carve-up
Explanation:
Appropriate term within this context.
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val_merk
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:18
Grading comment
Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4embezzlements and kickbacks
Max Deryagin
4 +2carve-up
val_merk
4 +1whatever they have stolen
LilianNekipelov


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
whatever they have stolen


Explanation:
I think you can translate it this way in this context.

LilianNekipelov
United States
Local time: 22:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga Cartlidge: or embezzled
37 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
carve-up


Explanation:
Appropriate term within this context.

val_merk
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oleg Lozinskiy: I really like yours, because in its initial meaning 'carving' also applies to WOOD like РАСПИЛ. "Распилы и откаты" is just an abridged definition coined by Stanislav Belkovskiy (http://mirnov.ru/arhiv/mn891/mn/03-2.php). But how to translate "ЗАНОС"?
1 hr
agree  Maria Mizguireva
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
РАСПИЛЫ И ОТКАТЫ
embezzlements and kickbacks


Explanation:
See the refs.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption#Embezzleme...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption#Kickbacks
Max Deryagin
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denis Lyanda: "Embezzlement" in singular perhaps
1 hr
  -> That's right. Thanks.
agree  Tatiana Grehan: также встречается "cuts and kickbacks", например см. https://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/357/357.F2d.250.21...
4 hrs
  -> Yes, and the following article on Lurkmore agrees — http://goo.gl/b3n3x — but I couldn't find “cuts” in open glossaries. Thanks for the response, though.
agree  Alexander Grabowski
10 hrs
agree  cyhul
1 day 13 hrs
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