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пошленький

English translation: cheesy / trashy / sleazy

23:01 Sep 14, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: пошленький
«…а за окном шел дождь и красноармейцы» - с этой фразы на пошленьком сайте знакомств началось наше общение с зеленоглазым «хакером».

A crude dating website?
Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 06:53
English translation:cheesy / trashy / sleazy
Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 13:53
Grading comment
Thank you very much Mikhail! I decided to go with "trashy".
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8cheesy / trashy / sleazy
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +3tacky
Michael Korovkin
3seedy
Simon Geoghegan
3rubbishy
Andrew Vdovin
3 -1crappy
Sofia Gutkin


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
cheesy / trashy / sleazy


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 13:53
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 376
Grading comment
Thank you very much Mikhail! I decided to go with "trashy".
Notes to answerer
Asker: Спасибо! I was going to say "tasteless" but not sure about it. пошлый (пошлость) is one of those concepts that is hard to describe in English.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariyaN (X): Я за "cheesy".
1 hr
agree  Judith Hehir: Any of the above works
3 hrs
agree  Sofia Gutkin: I'd vote for 'trashy'
4 hrs
agree  Elena J.P. (X): trashy!
9 hrs
agree  svetlana cosquéric: cheesy
16 hrs
agree  Rachel Douglas: with sleazy
23 hrs
agree  danya: cheesy is as cheesy smiles :)
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Alexandra Schneeuhr
1 day 14 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seedy


Explanation:
Another option...

Although I do rather like Mikhail's "cheesy" option...

Simon Geoghegan
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:53
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
crappy


Explanation:
Another possible synonym.


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crappy
Sofia Gutkin
Australia
Local time: 21:53
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. However, I don't think crappy is the same as пошленький.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  danya: sorry, no.
1 day 4 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tacky


Explanation:
today, and in this contxt, I think that's the most suitable term (and the only one Michael seems to have left out :))

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Note added at 14 hrs (2013-09-15 13:22:11 GMT)
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Incidentally, particularly in Britain and "the colonies", the middle-class speakers would still use "common", which semantically is almost a karbon-copy of пошлый. However, apart of rapidly becoming somewhat "victorian" this usage may be quite confusing in the context of a dating site. In turn, "common" is a step away from "vulgar", which refers to "vulgus"/plebs. So, at least in some context, пошлый may also be rendered as "vulgar" "low-grade", etc. The coice is vast rather than narrow.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2013-09-15 13:22:41 GMT)
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karbon - crasivo!!! :)

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 13:53
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 174

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: I like this one.
3 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Лилиан
agree  Kateryna Zorya: Agreed. It's the same as 'a tacky hotel,' gives off that air of vulgarity.
9 hrs
  -> thanks, Kateryna
agree  Alexandra Schneeuhr
1 day 6 hrs
  -> an approval coming from a poet... thanks!
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rubbishy


Explanation:
I am sorry about the rubbishy website i had to use but its late in already. Old 16-03-2009, 02:29 PM. allymac allymac is ...
www.reptileforums.co.uk › ... › Snakes‎

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 18:53
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 88
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