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03:29 Dec 6, 2004 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang | |||||
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| Selected response from: Victor Potapov Russian Federation Local time: 13:25 | ||||
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4 +1 | here: "I'm renting a room from a landlady" |
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4 | engage |
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3 +1 | ниже |
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ангажирую here: "I'm renting a room from a landlady" Explanation: У Владимира Семёновича слово "ангажировать" (от engage, но французского) имело смысл ироничный - "я снимаю комнату (или даже угол, т.е. делю комнату с кем-нибудь ещё)". Сказано это таким тоном, как "я живу в номере "Люкс" в "Хилтоне". Удачного изложения! |
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ангажирую engage Explanation: Engaging a room (or even a corner, literally) at my aunt's... Here's the word "engage" has the following meaning (taken from Merriam_Webster Online): b : to arrange to obtain the use or services of : HIRE The English version with "engage" sounds just as strage as the Russian one with "ангажирую" Seems so to me... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs 13 mins (2004-12-06 08:43:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Engage\" would be the direct translation. I don\'t know about \"chartered\", it seems to work with transportation (like planes or cars)... But somehow it conveys the meaning. |
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ангажирую ниже Explanation: she's all on her own - the clothes and the flat I rent a mansard from my auntie for her all my soul and time do I spend wrom window across when her spotting |
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