Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
сожитель
English translation:
partner
Jul 2, 2003 16:10
20 yrs ago
Russian term
L
сожитель
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Other
Как твой сожитель?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | flatmate |
Jack Doughty
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| 5 +3 | lover |
Nikita Kobrin
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| 5 | How's your man? |
Сергей Лузан
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| 4 +1 | cohabitor; |
Vera Fluhr (X)
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Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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14525
Selected
flatmate
This only works in UK English, if two or more people share a flat (apartment in US English).
The words "cohabitor, cohabitee, cohabitant" do exist but have come to refer to people living together in sexual intimacy.
Ref. 1:
flatmate.com : About flatmate.com
About flatmate.com. the story so far... flatmate.com came about in 1997 as an idea
to build a simple and quick tool to allow potential flatmates to hook up. ...
Ref. 2:
Flatmates and Tenants,share accommodation and home rentals in ...
Share Accommodation in Australia. Established 1990. Flatmate Selection and Security
is a Share accommodation agency which allows potential Flatmates to meet. ...
Description: Agency acts as "middleman" to match flatmate vacancies with screened applicants. Free to register....
Category: Home > Apartment Living > Roommates
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Note added at 2003-07-02 21:59:27 (GMT)
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In view of the opinions of Russian native speakers about what \"сожитель\" means in Russian, I think \"partner\" might be better. This has now come to have a meaning of people living together in the sexual sense, and is in much more general use than \"cohabitor\" which is mostly a legal term.
The words "cohabitor, cohabitee, cohabitant" do exist but have come to refer to people living together in sexual intimacy.
Ref. 1:
flatmate.com : About flatmate.com
About flatmate.com. the story so far... flatmate.com came about in 1997 as an idea
to build a simple and quick tool to allow potential flatmates to hook up. ...
Ref. 2:
Flatmates and Tenants,share accommodation and home rentals in ...
Share Accommodation in Australia. Established 1990. Flatmate Selection and Security
is a Share accommodation agency which allows potential Flatmates to meet. ...
Description: Agency acts as "middleman" to match flatmate vacancies with screened applicants. Free to register....
Category: Home > Apartment Living > Roommates
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Note added at 2003-07-02 21:59:27 (GMT)
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In view of the opinions of Russian native speakers about what \"сожитель\" means in Russian, I think \"partner\" might be better. This has now come to have a meaning of people living together in the sexual sense, and is in much more general use than \"cohabitor\" which is mostly a legal term.
Reference:
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1276
How's your man?
Luck, L!
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Note added at 2003-07-02 20:49:37 (GMT)
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How\'s your lover-boy? (My best guess)
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Note added at 2003-07-02 20:49:37 (GMT)
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How\'s your lover-boy? (My best guess)
+3
29 mins
Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Lithuania
Native in Russian
Lithuania
Translator/Journalist/Voiceover Pro
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Ukraine, Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia, Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Belarus) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
244
lover
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kirill Semenov
: sure
3 hrs
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| agree |
Vera Fluhr (X)
: мне все-таки кажется, что речь не о совместном проживангии, а именно о сожительстве в смысле что спят вместе
3 hrs
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Я тоже так думаю. Очень редко это слово употребляется в ином смысле.
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| agree |
Sara Noss
14 hrs
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+1
56 mins
cohabitor;
Примеры:
... (b) No spouse or cohabitor shall compel the other spouse or cohabitor to engage in sexual intercourse by the use of force against such other spouse or cohabitor ...
http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/criminal_penal_statutes.html
... Severe Total Domestic Domestic Violence Violence Type of Source (%) (% Perpetrator Sample* Straus 5 (n=2,143) 3.8 12.1 Husband or cohabitor SRS Straus 6 (n ...
http://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/vol51/pdf/51_3_1.pdf
... (b) No spouse or cohabitor shall compel the other spouse or cohabitor to engage in sexual intercourse by the use of force against such other spouse or cohabitor ...
http://www.smith-lawfirm.com/criminal_penal_statutes.html
... Severe Total Domestic Domestic Violence Violence Type of Source (%) (% Perpetrator Sample* Straus 5 (n=2,143) 3.8 12.1 Husband or cohabitor SRS Straus 6 (n ...
http://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/vol51/pdf/51_3_1.pdf
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jack Doughty
: "Cohabitor" does bear the meaning of "сожитель", and if this were from a legal text or a report of a court case it would be fine, but this is just casual conversation. "Как твой сожитель?". No-one would ever say in English "Hi, how's your cohabitor?"
1 hr
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Ok, therefore it is "lover". Thank you
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| agree |
Leonid Dzhepko
9 hrs
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спасибо
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