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політична акція "Кучму - геть!"

English translation: Down with Kuchma!

15:30 Feb 24, 2011
Ukrainian to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Ukrainian term or phrase: політична акція "Кучму - геть!"
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Halyna Maksymiv
English translation:Down with Kuchma!
Explanation:
I believe it is a rather common expression, "down with ....". It is used widely in political science and historical literature when the movement against Kuchma in early 2000s is described.
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Olga Klymenko
Local time: 11:18
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Down with Kuchma!
Olga Klymenko
4 +1Political protest "Kuchma - Out!"
Mihailolja
4 +1Political protest action
Blair Sheridan


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Political protest "Kuchma - Out!"


Explanation:
Hope that helps.

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inna Edsall
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Inna!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
політична акція \"Кучму - геть!\"
Political protest action


Explanation:
I suppose you could say "Kuchma, begone!" but it sounds a bit stuffy.


    Reference: http://articles.cnn.com/2002-10-12/world/ukraine.demo_1_kolc...
Blair Sheridan
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield: "Out with Kuchma!"
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
політична акція \\\\\\\"Кучму - геть!\\\\\\\"
Down with Kuchma!


Explanation:
I believe it is a rather common expression, "down with ....". It is used widely in political science and historical literature when the movement against Kuchma in early 2000s is described.

Example sentence(s):
  • An elderly man shouts \\
  • Demonstrators chanted \\

    Reference: http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/766.cfm
    Reference: http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/World-Leaders-2003/Ukrain...
Olga Klymenko
Local time: 11:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Marshall: Oh yeah. I remember this. Too bad all of this went down the drain
11 mins
  -> Thank you Alex! And yes, it did, unfortunately.
agree  Vadim Kadyrov
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Vadim!
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