Aug 23, 2013 07:38
11 yrs ago
Russian term
понятие
Russian to English
Other
Slang
criminal world
Из уст в уста передавался "отшлифованный закон", или "понятия"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | ponyatiya / code of conduct |
Max Deryagin
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| 4 +4 | rulebook |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 | "terms" |
erika rubinstein
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| 4 -1 | regulations |
LilianNekipelov
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Russian term (edited):
понятия
Selected
ponyatiya / code of conduct
This term is used only in plural in Russian. See the ref.
Peer comment(s):
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GaryG
: or "code of honor" (if there is honor among thieves), per Marder's Supplementary R>E Dictionary
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That's right. Thanks.
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Allison Keating
: Agree - also with GaryG's suggestion.
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Sofia Gutkin
: Wikipedia refers to it as the "code" as well.
1 day 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you!"
21 mins
erika rubinstein
Native in Russian
Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: Russian 
, German
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to German, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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15
"terms"
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+4
2 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
rulebook
In case you want to use two terms, this and Max's "code" would do. We did discuss this (criminal slang, plural, "понятия"), just a few weeks ago.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/government_poli...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/government_poli...
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
SirReaL
3 hrs
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Thanks, Mikhail.
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The Misha
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Thanks, Misha.
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cyhul
22 hrs
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Thank you.
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alex suhoy
1 day 5 hrs
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Thanks, Alex.
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3 hrs
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
regulations
In this context-- as in Rules and Regulations
Peer comment(s):
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The Misha
: Uh-huh, the Official Thievery, Brigandry and Criminal Mischief Regulations. On the serious side, I can't imagine what could be more off key than this stylistically.
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