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English translation: дом быта — consumer services centre

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Russian term or phrase:	"дом быта"
English translation:	дом быта — consumer services centre

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10:02 Nov 4, 2009

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Russian term or phrase: "дом быта"

как перевести старое советское название "Дом Быта"? заранее спасибо.

annamorgana
United Kingdom

дом быта — consumer services centre

Explanation:
Lingvo

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Anna Mirakyan
Armenia
Local time: 15:01

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thank you, that's what I was just thinking! Thanks for your help!
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4 +3

дом быта — consumer services centre

Anna Mirakyan

3 +1

service center

mk_lab

local mall

Elizabeth Adams

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10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

service center

Explanation:
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mk_lab
Ukraine
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

дом быта — consumer services centre

Explanation:
Lingvo

Anna Mirakyan
Armenia
Local time: 15:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Armenian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

thank you, that's what I was just thinking! Thanks for your help!

9 hrs confidence:

local mall

Explanation:
In U.S. English, a service center is not a place for retail consumers. The government has service centers where they process applications of various sorts. Big manufacturers have service centers where they fix their products.

The дом быта where I live in Korolev, MO is a three-story building full of small retail shops. Craft supplies, children's clothing and toys, electronics, travel agent, camera supplies, pet store, etc. I know that a дом быта is not big and flashy like what you might assume a mall to be, but I grew up in a small town and our local mall was very much like a дом быта. No expensive stores, just little places that cater to local retail customers.

I actually wrote about дом быта on my blog the other day:

Reference: http://languagedigger.blogspot.com/2009/11/posbon-whole-stor...

Elizabeth Adams
Russian Federation
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hello, thank you for your suggestion, it's been very helpful in terms of understanding cultural differences. I still think though that "consumer services centre" is a more appropriate translation based on the original Soviet concept of "дом быта". I remember from my childhood in the Soviet times "дом быта" was a a centre full of different services like hairdresser's, key cutting, laundry, shoe repair, etc. I suppose nowdays, they turned into small retail centres or perhaps even small offices ( like in the context I was translating), so the whole concept changed but the old name still remained.

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