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English translation: affordable prices

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Russian term or phrase:	демократичные цены
English translation:	affordable prices
Entered by:	Andrew Anisimov

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19:22 Aug 2, 2007

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Russian term or phrase: демократичные цены

хит сезона - демократичные цены, чсато видел в рекламах, а вот как найти слово или фразу чтоб перевести в полной мере
В голову приходят лишь convenient, competitive, а democratic в голову не приходит.

Andrew Anisimov KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (none open) Answers: 77 Poland
Local time: 18:08

affordable

Explanation:
..in the sense that anyone can afford it (hence the democratic nuance)

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Andrew Sabak
United States
Local time: 11:08

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

affordable

Andrew Sabak

popular prices

Dylan Edwards

common (inclusive) prices

Yuri Smirnov

economic prices

xxxdaruuntje

еще можно easy prices

Olga Arakelyan

reasonable

Roman Galasun

liberal

DNATUSIA

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

3 mins confidence:

reasonable

Explanation:
.

Roman Galasun
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of:

Russian

8 mins confidence:

common (inclusive) prices

Explanation:
Just ideas

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 18:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Belarusian,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Good ideas, I noticed, But those are total discrepancy to the sense of my question?

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

affordable

Explanation:
..in the sense that anyone can afford it (hence the democratic nuance)

Andrew Sabak
United States
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

12 mins confidence:

еще можно easy prices

Explanation:
Это уже больше в значении "дешевые цены" будет.

Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

37 mins confidence:

liberal

Explanation:
"щедрые" (из маленького словарика) ;-)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-08-03 00:33:22 GMT)
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I hear it quite often. It may sound not very modest but "liberal" seems to me closer to the "fine" meaning of "democraticheskie" than "affordable" - it's too narrow, isn't it?

DNATUSIA
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of:

Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Do you barely often hear "liberal price"?

2 days2 hrs confidence:

economic prices

Explanation:
...judging by what i normally hear from native speakers in a similar context :O)

xxxdaruuntje
Belgium
Local time: 17:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

2 days16 hrs confidence:

popular prices

Explanation:
I have no argument with "affordable" but would like to add this suggestion.

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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2007-08-05 12:20:30 GMT)
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"at popular prices", i.e. prices within the reach of everyone.

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2007-08-05 16:36:22 GMT)
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I'm suggesting "popular prices" as a phrase that's suited to the context of advertising. See, for example:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q= "quality ...

Dylan Edwards
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of:

English

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