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English translation: hardened/toughened up

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Russian term or phrase:	получить закалку
English translation:	hardened/toughened up
Entered by:	Arabella Bishop

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19:47 Jan 5, 2012

Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: получить закалку

.... за 5 лет в море получил закалку.

Спасибо!

Arabella Bishop KudoZ activity Questions: 159 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 77
Local time: 14:57

hardened/toughened up

Explanation:
The 5 years at sea hardened/toughened me up.

Selected response from:

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:57

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

hardened/toughened up

Mark Berelekhis

tempered (pls see)

Michael Korovkin

(five years at sea was) a tough experience

vita z

my character hardened

Tatyana Osyka

to forge the character

nevaeva

5 years at sea made me tough

Roman M

to receive training

Sam Pinson

to get training / experience

Vaddy Peters

got strong

katerina turevich

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

6 mins confidence:

got strong

Explanation:
I got strong in the five years at sea

'weathered' is an alternative : the five years at sea has given me a weathered (attitude/condition/look/etc)

katerina turevich
Local time: 13:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 3

9 mins confidence:

to get training / experience

Explanation:
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Vaddy Peters
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

my character hardened

Explanation:
Все зависит от того, в прямом или переносном смысле "получил заказлку".
During 5 years at sea, my character hardened. (в переносном)

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закалку - прошу прощения за опечатку

Tatyana Osyka
Ukraine
Local time: 14:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 8

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

hardened/toughened up

Explanation:
The 5 years at sea hardened/toughened me up.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

English
PRO pts in category: 363
4 corroborated select projects
in this pair and field

Grading comment

thank you!

2 mins confidence:

to receive training

Explanation:
...was trained at sea for five years.

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-01-05 20:06:35 GMT)
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or 'hardened at sea'

Sam Pinson
Local time: 04:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

22 mins confidence:

(five years at sea was) a tough experience

Explanation:
...

vita z
Latvia
Local time: 14:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Latvian

7 mins confidence:

5 years at sea made me tough

Explanation:
...

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-05 19:57:11 GMT)
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me OR him, whatever fits.

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-01-05 20:12:56 GMT)
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Another way to put it: "The 5 years at sea helped me develop discipline and endurance."

Roman M
United States
Local time: 07:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

13 hrs confidence:

tempered (pls see)

Explanation:
5 years at sea had tempered me/him/us/them

or "tempered by a 5-year stint at sea"

Michael Korovkin
Local time: 13:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 76

17 hrs confidence:

to forge the character

Explanation:
Если в переносном, то "five years at sear forged the character" (or "built the character").

Буквально означает "сформировали характер" или "укрепили характер", что и подразумевается под "закалкой".

"Hardened" не совсем подходит, как уже указывлось выше, т.к. подразумевает, что человек стал грубым, менее отзывчивым. "Toughened up" несет некоторый намек на то, что до этого человек был несколько бесхарактерным, тюфяком.

nevaeva
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

English

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