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отечественной эстрады

English translation: national Pop Diva

07:30 Aug 18, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: отечественной эстрады
поздравляла Примадонну отечественной эстрады с новосельем
LindseyH
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:44
English translation:national Pop Diva
Explanation:
national Pop Diva
home domestic как-то не очень
Selected response from:

Kate Pisman
Local time: 04:44
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4national Pop Diva
Kate Pisman
5Queen of the Russian (music)scene/First lady of the Russian(music) scene/Russia's first lady of song
Kameliya
4our/national pop music
natasha stoyanova
4Russia's biggest Pop Star
Olga Vlasova
4Russian Pop Queen
Alexander Kondorsky
3(Russian) stage
TSDM


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
national Pop Diva


Explanation:
national Pop Diva
home domestic как-то не очень

Kate Pisman
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
1 hr
  -> Спасибо, Михаил!
agree  natalia gavrile
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо большое!
agree  Natalya Boyce
3 hrs
  -> Спасибо большое!
agree  Tatiana Lammers
12 hrs
  -> Спасибо большое!
neutral  Kameliya: думаю, не надо ограничивать эстраду поп
1 day 0 min
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
our/national pop music


Explanation:
Greeting the Prima of our pop music

natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 03:44
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kameliya: против поп
23 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Russia's biggest Pop Star


Explanation:
As far as I understand he original text refers to Алла Пугачева. Then I would say "Russia's" or "Russian". "National pop music" souns lame in English.
As for "pop diva" or "pop star", there can be a lot of them, so you'll have to add something like "biggest" or "greatest" to show that she's the #1 among all of them :o)

Olga Vlasova
Local time: 18:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  TSDM: :) I like your post, but do you really think of 'эстрада' as 'pop'?
30 mins
neutral  Kameliya: pop star is Britney Spears
23 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(Russian) stage


Explanation:
Sounds right to me:
"congratulated Russian stage Prima Donna/diva on her new home/flat"
or, if you want to keep the word order:
"congratulated Prima Donna of the Russian stage on her new home/flat"

I'd stay away from 'pop' — sometimes эстрада is not what I would call pop at all, (especially if you're talking about Pugacheva...)
'Prima Donna' seems fine to me, despite the potential negative association with the term.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-08-18 08:59:15 GMT)
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I agree with Mikhail that 'stage' is a bit too generic. However, by using Prima Donna, (or Diva) I think it's pretty clear she's primarily a singer — yet doesn't limit her to singing alone, which none of us would *ever* want to suggest. ;)

Another note:
A Google search for "поздравляла Примадонну отечественной эстрады с новосельем"
gives only one result in which there is no mention of Alla at all!
(http://www.utro.ru/articles/2007/12/11/701031.shtml)

How about:
"congratulated Russian stage prima donna, Alla Pugacheva, on her new home"?


Example sentence(s):
  • congratulated Russian stage prima donna on her new home
TSDM
Russian Federation
Local time: 03:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: I like your post ;) :) but stage is a tad ambiguous - it includes things other than singing
26 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Russian Pop Queen


Explanation:
Речь ведь о Пугачевой?
Она такая одна!

Alexander Kondorsky
Russian Federation
Local time: 03:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kameliya: против pop
18 hrs
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1 day 6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Queen of the Russian (music)scene/First lady of the Russian(music) scene/Russia's first lady of song


Explanation:
This album features music from Russia’s first lady of song, Alla Pugacheva

www.passiondiscs.co.uk/rusin.htm

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Note added at 1 дн38 мин (2008-08-19 08:09:09 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scene queen

Kameliya
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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