Гоу!

English translation: just "go"

19:58 Aug 13, 2009

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

Russian term or phrase: Гоу!

Hi

I just wanted to check whether this means anything in Russian or if it is just the English 'Go!' transcribed into English?

"- Чего приперлись, - сказал нам Кэмпбэлл. - Вам что, делать нечего? Рты раскрыли... А вы, красотки, валите на улицу, вас уже клиенты ищут. Гоу! -Кэмпбэлл шлепнул Базуку по заднице."

Thanks

Lucy Collins KudoZ activity Questions: 333 (9 open) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 03:08

English translation:just "go"

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Sergey Gurinovich
Belarus
Local time: 05:08

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5 +10

just "go"

Sergey Gurinovich

4 +3

Идите, ступайте

Mikhail Korolev

5 +1

the English 'Go!'

Alexander Ryshow

Scram!

Andrew Vdovin

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

just "go"

Explanation:
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Sergey Gurinovich
Belarus
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Andrew Vdovin: It can't be just "go" simply because it's not "идите" or "пошли" in Russian. / I mean "гоу" in this context is not the same as "идите" for any Russan reader. At least you should indicate somehow that this ''go" was originally English.

6 days

-> А по-моему это именно "Идите".

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the English 'Go!'

Explanation:

Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 05:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 40

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Идите, ступайте

Explanation:
Это заимствование из англ.

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-08-13 20:01:46 GMT)
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Русские иногда даже говорят "лэтс гоу", восклицают "вау", называют вечеринку "пати" и т.д.

Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 05:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

6 days confidence:

Scram!

Explanation:
For any Russian-speaking person, it's definitely slang, so I don't think it's a good idea to use "go" in the English traslation. You should indicate somehow that the character used a slangy word. I guess "scram" or "buzz off" would do.

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Note added at 6 days (2009-08-20 10:11:30 GMT)
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Though... If the character IS an American shifting to his native language, why not? Is he?

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 09:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 88

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