Oct 21, 2014 12:56
9 yrs ago
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Russian term
переходить на "ты"
Russian to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Он хочет в ближайшее время перейти на "ты" с новым программным обеспечением.
Proposed translations
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15 mins
Simon Geoghegan
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
25 yrs exp., ITI Certified, Trados, DVX3
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
wants to get on first name terms with the new software
This seems more natural in this context to my ear.
Peer comment(s):
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Natalia Volkova
7 mins
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Thanks. Natalia.
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David Knowles
: this is natural and captures the idiom of the original
49 mins
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Thanks David.
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danya
: that comment of yours above... awkward, is it / no massa, me have no gud commanda
1 hr
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Why..? Not awkward if you have sufficient command of the English language to distinguish between the expressions: "first name basis" and "first name terms". / Evidently not. And not a very good command of basic net courtesy either.
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Jack Doughty
2 hrs
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Thanks Jack.
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Aleksandra Kleschina
6 hrs
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Thank you Aleksandra.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
3 mins
DILYAVER FAKHRIYEV
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Russian
Türkiye
Scrupulous and research-oriented
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Turkish to Russian, Ukrainian to Turkish, and 1 more.
to get comfortable with a new software...
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Amy Lesiewicz
1 hr
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Thank you so much Amy!
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DTSM
6 hrs
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Thank you very much DT SM!
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Aleksandra Kleschina
6 hrs
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Спасибо большое Александра!
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+1
7 mins
Tevah_Trans
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
MS Industrial Engineering; MBA
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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56
get on the first-name basis
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Mikhail Kropotov
1 min
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Thanks Mikhail!
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Tatiana Grehan
3 mins
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Thanks Tatiana!
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Simon Geoghegan
: I'm not totally happy with the use of the definite article here. It sounds a little bit clumsy. Also, my answer was "first name terms", I resent and reject your assertion that I "lifted" your answer.
6 mins
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Then why not take it and use it in your asnwer.
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Ian Mansbridge
: I agree with Simon. // Not just the definite article - the whole construction just isn't something you would ever hear, at least not in the UK.
44 mins
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seriously, ding the answer of the definitive article? Classy indeed. // yes because everyone else in the world lives in the UK.
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+3
16 mins
Svetlana En-Ru
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Professional translations since 2011
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
to master
master something
to learn or understand something completely
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english...
На ты
Очень хорошо знать что-либо, владеть чем-либо.
http://phraseology.academic.ru/12999/На_ты#sel=4:5,4:10
You will be able to learn the secrets that can help you master this software so that your projects will appeal to others.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Free-Photoshop-Guide-From-BCS-Part...
to learn or understand something completely
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english...
На ты
Очень хорошо знать что-либо, владеть чем-либо.
http://phraseology.academic.ru/12999/На_ты#sel=4:5,4:10
You will be able to learn the secrets that can help you master this software so that your projects will appeal to others.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Free-Photoshop-Guide-From-BCS-Part...
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Alexander Grabowski
1 hr
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Спасибо!
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DTSM
5 hrs
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Спасибо!
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Aleksandra Kleschina
6 hrs
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Спасибо!
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+6
31 mins
familiarize himself
В качестве еще одного варианта, если asker решит отказаться от буквального перевода оборота. На мой взгляд, тут возможен и тот, и другой вариант: либо сохранить оборот (тогда on first-name terms), либо передать общий смысл: как следует освоиться, разобраться.
Можно использовать усиления:
thoroughly familiarize himself
really familiarize himself
become really familiar
Можно использовать усиления:
thoroughly familiarize himself
really familiarize himself
become really familiar
Peer comment(s):
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Ian Mansbridge
: Simon's more literal translation is a possibility, but is perhaps a little too poetic for the context. This is a good alternative in my opinion.
22 mins
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Thank you!
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tatyana000
45 mins
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Thank you!
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Simon Geoghegan
: I'm with Ian on this one. Take your pick, depending on your target audience.
1 hr
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Thank you, Simon!
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Denis Shepelev
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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Tatiana Lammers
3 hrs
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Thank you!
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Donald Jacobson
1 day 4 hrs
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tatyana000
Native in English
Fast and Accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
get friendly with /get to know (better) / get acquainted with
A couple of other options
+4
1 hr
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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220
make friends with
Idiomatic, and I'm far from the first person for whom this metaphor came to mind.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="make friends with * so...
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="make friends with * so...
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danya
: simple and elegant and idiomatic and keeps the "befriending" idea in
4 mins
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Thanks, Danya.
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Svetlana En-Ru
3 hrs
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Thank you.
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Aleksandra Kleschina
5 hrs
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Thanks, Aleksandra.
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Roman Bouchev
16 hrs
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Thanks, Roman.
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18 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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128
to become fully/completely confident with
The cliché "first-names basis" (not "terms", by the way!) is not relevant in this context in English, for it sounds extremely odd applied to software!
"Confident" seems to be a very good compromise, for it may signify both familiarity as in "the first-name basis" and competence.
"Confident" seems to be a very good compromise, for it may signify both familiarity as in "the first-name basis" and competence.
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