Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
тебя не узнать
English translation:
I wouldn't have recognized you!
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Sep 15, 2011 08:37
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Russian Federation
тебя не узнать
Russian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
просто хотелось бы побольше вариантов наиболее точного перевода этой фразы
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Sep 29, 2011 06:40: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
45 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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503
Selected
I wouldn't have recognized you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
11 mins
Is that you!? You don't look yourself. What a total transformation!
Depending on context and style, here are some options you might use.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jack Doughty
: "You don't look yourself" is usually taken to mean "You look ill".
35 mins
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| neutral |
Susan Welsh
: with Jack
4 hrs
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+3
53 mins
you look different
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katerina O.
1 hr
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thank you
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| agree |
Judith Hehir
12 hrs
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thank you
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| agree |
Michael Korovkin
: all the rest are to cumbersome for conversation
21 hrs
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thank you
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1 hr
Ekaterina Gnusareva
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Building a bridge between languages
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
your own mother won't recognize you
.
+1
1 hr
Dmitry Tolstov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Quality translation reasonably priced
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
3
+3
2 hrs
[I] can't believe it's you!
Местоимение "I" (в начале) можно опустить, учитывая "разговорность" фразы
Главное - передан не только смысл, но и краткость оригинала
"Is that you?" тоже кратко, но тут вопросительный знак обязателен, а он придает дополнительную эмоциональность, которая в оригинале не обязательно присутствует
См. ссылки (+ контекст там) - особенно первую, где эта фраза приводится как "учебный" пример
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Note added at 5 час (2011-09-15 13:40:41 GMT)
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Thanks to Galina, Sam, and (in advance) to anyone else who will agree with this one!
Главное - передан не только смысл, но и краткость оригинала
"Is that you?" тоже кратко, но тут вопросительный знак обязателен, а он придает дополнительную эмоциональность, которая в оригинале не обязательно присутствует
См. ссылки (+ контекст там) - особенно первую, где эта фраза приводится как "учебный" пример
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Note added at 5 час (2011-09-15 13:40:41 GMT)
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Thanks to Galina, Sam, and (in advance) to anyone else who will agree with this one!
Reference:
http://www.mantomaneng.co.kr/program/telbook/Long%2520time%2520no%2520see.pdf
http://www.whitakerwellness.com/health-concerns/anti-aging/content/story/i-cant-believe-its-you.html
+1
6 hrs
you've changed a lot [since...]
since:
we were young
last time I saw you
we met
etc.
I felt that this deserves a separate entry though.
we were young
last time I saw you
we met
etc.
I felt that this deserves a separate entry though.
1 day 11 hrs
You don't look your regular self!
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