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to walk a political tightrope

Russian translation: балансировать на политическом канате

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English term or phrase: to walk a political tightrope Russian translation: балансировать на политическом канате Entered by: Irina Romanova-Wasike

15:57 Jun 23, 2005

English to Russian translations [PRO] Government / Politics
English term or phrase: to walk a political tightrope Turkish leaders were walking a political tightrope over whether to support the U.S. war effort or to bow to local antiwar sentiment.	FT.com (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (1 open) Answers: 0
балансировать на политическом канате Explanation: вроде бы так...	Selected response from: Irina Romanova-Wasike Russian Federation Local time: 04:58
Grading comment Thank you! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +6	балансировать на политическом канате	Irina Romanova-Wasike
4 +2	были крайне осторожны в принятии политического решения	Andrey Belousov (X)
3 +1	ходят по лезвию ножа	Crio

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5 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +6

балансировать на политическом канате Explanation: вроде бы так...	Irina Romanova-Wasike Russian Federation Local time: 04:58 Native speaker of: Russian PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment Thank you!
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Ol_Besh 4 mins   -> благодарю! agree  Olga V 2 hrs   -> спасибо! agree  Robert Donahue (X) 3 hrs   -> thank you! agree  Yakov Tomara: только я бы перефразировал, вроде: "политика турецкого руководства напоминала балансирование на канате между поддержкой ... и уступками ... 13 hrs   -> спасибо, Яков! agree  tanyazst 19 hrs   -> спасибо! agree  Anneta Vysotskaya 1 day 8 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

были крайне осторожны в принятии политического решения Explanation: По канату ходят именно так	Andrey Belousov (X) United States Local time: 21:58 Native speaker of: Russian PRO pts in category: 65
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) neutral  Irina Romanova-Wasike: это действительно так и именно так эта идиома интерпретируется 5 mins   -> Спасибо! agree  irongold: correct 28 mins   -> Thank you! :) agree  koundelev: не так образно, но лучше согласуется с последующей частью... 1 hr   -> Thank you! :) neutral  Yakov Tomara: эта интерпретация несколько сужает смысл выражения, и без контекста нельзя определить, насколько она оправдана, поэтому буквальный перевод надежнее... 13 hrs   -> O.K. The asker knows better
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40 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

ходят по лезвию ножа Explanation: турецкие лидеры, решая поддержать США или сделать реверанс в сторону местных антивоенных настроений, ходят по лезвию ножа.	Crio Russian Federation Local time: 04:58 Native speaker of: Russian
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Kirill Semenov 1 hr neutral  Yakov Tomara: то же замечание, что и по предыдущему ответу 13 hrs   -> во-первых, на мой взгляд идиома соответствует один-в-один; во-вторых, переводить буквально - всегда надежнее, но что за текст мы получим в итоге?
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