по графе ширпотреба

English translation: recorded as (low grade) "consumer goods"

14:11 Feb 5, 2020

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: по графе ширпотреба

From a gulag memoir. In this part, her job in the labor camp is to make rope.

Поскольку цех был инвалидный, то и «нормы» с женщин особо не спрашивали, а веревки шли по какой-то графе «ширпотреба».

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English translation:recorded as (low grade) "consumer goods"

Explanation:
https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/ширпотреб

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Local time: 03:06

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Thank you! I think "low grade" is key here.
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recorded as (low grade) "consumer goods"

DTSM

were classified as mass consumption products/products for mass consumption

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

registered as commodity

erika rubinstein

Discussion entries: 4

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4 mins confidence:

registered as commodity

Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of:

Russian,

German
PRO pts in category: 25

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

шли по графе ширпотреба

recorded as (low grade) "consumer goods"

Explanation:
https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/ширпотреб

DTSM
Local time: 03:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you! I think "low grade" is key here.

1 hr confidence:

were classified as mass consumption products/products for mass consumption

Explanation:
Proposition.

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 20:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Polish
PRO pts in category: 97

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