Sigourney Weaver

Russian translation: Сигурни Уивер

13:11 Oct 22, 2002

English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Cinema

English term or phrase: Sigourney Weaver

Another film question - how would you transliterate her name into Russian?

Libero_Lang_Lab KudoZ activity Questions: 356 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 1850 United Kingdom
Local time: 15:28

Russian translation:Сигурни Уивер

Explanation:
зен Александра Уивер родилась 8 октября 1949 года в США

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Note added at 2002-10-22 13:14:36 (GMT)
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Сьюзен Александра Уивер родилась 8 октября 1949 года в США. Отец - бывший президент телекомпании NBC Сильвестр `Пэт` Уивер, мать - актриса Элизабет Инглис. Сьюзен окончила Стэнфордский университет и Йельскую драматическую школу. Имя Сигурни она взяла в начале 60 - х годов.

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Note added at 2002-10-22 13:16:16 (GMT)
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Встречается и Вивер, но реже. Мне больше нравится Уивер.
С Сигурни других вариантов нет.

Selected response from:

Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 17:28

Grading comment

Cheers. For those interested in dialects... it's also used in cockney rhyming slang. You can work it out yourselves if you want.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +14

Сигурни Уивер

Jarema

5 -2

Сигоурни -is more correct pronounsation

Oleg Pashuk (X)

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +14

Сигурни Уивер

Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Cheers. For those interested in dialects... it's also used in cockney rhyming slang. You can work it out yourselves if you want.

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Сигоурни -is more correct pronounsation

Explanation:
With short "у"

Oleg Pashuk (X)

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