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to be wearing

Russian translation: На мне (надето) кольцо.

18:16 May 26, 2001
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: to be wearing
I believe носить implies a recurring action such as "I (usually) wear a suit to work." or "I (usually) wear glasses." But what about describing what a person is wearing now as in the expression "I usually don't wear jewelry, but tonight I am wearing a ring." Would "Я одет в кольцо." be more appropriate than носить here?
C. Becker
Russian translation:На мне (надето) кольцо.
Explanation:
You are absolutely right, and actually, you ALMOST got it right in the translation proposed by you. Almost, but not quite. You can say "Я одет в..." when you are talking about a larger garment, such as a coat, suit, etc. Although even in that case this way of putting it, while being formally correct, still doesn't sound too natural, and it's still better to use the structure "На мне (надето)...". As for a small item, such as a ring, etc., saying, "Я одет в кольцо" sounds kind of cute, but incorrect.
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Alla Itkis
Canada
Local time: 11:49
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Thanks for the translation, and more importantly, an explanation of the nuance.

Christopher
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naНа мне (надето) кольцо.
Alla Itkis
naЯ надел(а) кольцо.
Alla Itkis


  

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1 hr
На мне (надето) кольцо.


Explanation:
You are absolutely right, and actually, you ALMOST got it right in the translation proposed by you. Almost, but not quite. You can say "Я одет в..." when you are talking about a larger garment, such as a coat, suit, etc. Although even in that case this way of putting it, while being formally correct, still doesn't sound too natural, and it's still better to use the structure "На мне (надето)...". As for a small item, such as a ring, etc., saying, "Я одет в кольцо" sounds kind of cute, but incorrect.

Alla Itkis
Canada
Local time: 11:49
Grading comment
Thanks for the translation, and more importantly, an explanation of the nuance.

Christopher
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2 hrs
Я надел(а) кольцо.


Explanation:
Hi, Christopher! Thank you very much for your appreciation. I was sure I had exhausted the subject in my answer, when suddenly it dawned on me that I had left out something important. In a situation such as you describe, you can also use past tense to denote the result, e.g. "Обычно я не ношу драгоценностей, а вот сейчас (сегодня) надел(а) кольцо." Sorry I didn't think of this before. A.I.

Alla Itkis
Canada
Local time: 11:49
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