‘Neprikasayemiye’
English translation: untouchables (see also synonims)
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| na +1 | Untouchables |
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| na +1 | "untouchables" (now known as Harijans) |
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| na +1 | untouchables (see also synonims) |
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| na +1 | I guess I should not have touched this one with a ten-foot pole! |
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| na | [COMMENT] |
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| na -1 | the Untouchable |
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| na -1 | Untouchables |
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37 mins peer agreement (net): -1
the Untouchable Explanation: личный опыт |
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Untouchables Explanation: Untouchables refers to members of the lowest social class in India |
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"untouchables" (now known as Harijans) Explanation: Let us look into clever books: ========= In the traditional lawbooks, and in popular usage, India's 3,000 "jatis", or castes, are grouped loosely into four "varnas" (from the Sanskrit, "colour"), or classes. At the top of the hierarchy are the Brahmans (priests and scholars), then the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), the Vaishyas (merchants, traders, and farmers), and lastly the Sudras (artisans, labourers, servants, and slaves). The members of each class are considered to be ritually polluted to varying degrees as a result of defilements brought about by their occupations, dietary habits, and customs. Those who have the most defiling jobs are ranked beneath the Sudras and were called "untouchables" (now known as Harijans, or "Children of God," the name given them by Mohandas K. Gandhi). Influenced by Hinduism, India's Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians also have their own castes, though they place less emphasis on food taboos and inherited rank and status than do Hindus. =========== I can also comment this as follows the offenses against "untouchables" are now banned by law in India, but anyhow this stratification of Indian society in part still exists. Yours sincerely, Dr. Tagir S. Tagirov KSU Reference: http://www.birtannica.com Reference: http://www.lingvo.ru |
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Untouchables Explanation: The thing or stuff which cannot be touched. i.e. plants which are untouchable. if someone touches them he gets irritation or something else. another example is of the film Untouchables. |
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[COMMENT] Explanation: Perhaps I was a bit harsh with Imam...the only reason I disagreed was simply that he failed to recognize the context in the phrase submitted. If, for instance, Mr. Imam had not embellished his answer with a reference that was inappropriate, I might have been more sanguine to his response! After all, the idea of references is to reinforce the validity of the submitted translation for the given context! . |
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untouchables (see also synonims) Explanation: untouchable - неприкасаемый, член касты неприкасаемых (в Индии; Harijan - хариджан, неприкасаемый (в Индии); panchama - инд. неприкасаемый; scheduled class /caste/ — эвф. каста неприкасаемых (см. scheduled) New Big English-Russian Dictionary (Mednikova, Apresyan), Moscow, 1993. - Multilex II. |
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I guess I should not have touched this one with a ten-foot pole! Explanation: stupid American idiom strange sense of humor |
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