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15:07 Aug 2, 2011

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

English term or phrase: God put his thumb across the sun

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Coloured lights shone right across the northern sky, leaping and flaring, spreading in rainbow hues from horizon to zenith: blood red to rose pink, saffron yellow to delicate primrose, pale green, aquamarine to darkest indigo. Great swathes and veils of colour scarfed the heavens, rising and falling as light seen through cascading curtains of water. Streamers shot out in great shifting beams as if God had put his thumb across the sun.

я правильно понимаю, что это "как будто Господь размазал солнце по небу пальцем"?

zmejka KudoZ activity Questions: 1629 (1 open) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 416
Local time: 02:56

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

(словно) перст Божий застит Солнца диск

Vadim Ivankov

Как будто сам Бог положил свой палец поперек солнца

erika rubinstein

как будто Господь прикрыл своим большим пальцем солнце

OWatts

Господь прикрыл своим прстом свтило

Zara Khanjyan

(Как будто) Бог прикрыл солнце пальцем

MariyaN

3 -1

бог макнул палец в солнце

kolkovsky

Discussion entries: 1

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59 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

god put his thumb across the sun бог макнул палец в солнце

Explanation:
мне кажется так...

kolkovsky
Local time: 04:56
Native speaker of:

Russian

1 hr confidence:

god put his thumb across the sun (Как будто) Бог прикрыл солнце пальцем

Explanation:
Мне кажется, там не так "размазал", как просто "прикрыл" - всё же в оригинале "put his thumb across", т.е. ничто не указывает на "применение силы", как в "размазал". Бог прикрыл солнце пальцем, и от этого сам солнечный диск оказался закрытым, но лучи по краям (вокруг пальца) пробиваются. Если я правильно поняла описание.

MariyaN
United States
Local time: 18:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 6

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

god put his thumb across the sun (словно) перст Божий застит Солнца диск

Explanation:
Как вариант поэтической метафоры. =) Но, безусловно, требуется это сочетать со штилем всего фрагмента.

Vadim Ivankov
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of:

Russian

5 hrs confidence:

god put his thumb across the sun Господь прикрыл своим прстом свтило

Explanation:
Достаточно поэтично?))

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Господь прикрыл своим перстом светило,

извините. клавишу заело

Zara Khanjyan
Local time: 03:56
Native speaker of:

Armenian,

Russian

6 hrs confidence:

god put his thumb across the sun как будто Господь прикрыл своим большим пальцем солнце

Explanation:
Весь абзац построен на нейтральной, современной лексике, поэтому я бы не стала употреблять здесь такие слова, как "светило" и "перст".

OWatts
Local time: 23:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

15 hrs confidence:

god put his thumb across the sun Как будто сам Бог положил свой палец поперек солнца

Explanation:
Напыщенный стиль религиозных текстов здесь неуместен. Акросс означает поперек, т. е. не закрыл

erika rubinstein
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 56

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