Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

расписано заранее

English translation:

pre-planned

Added to glossary by Andrew Vdovin
Mar 11, 2008 08:22
16 yrs ago
Russian term

расписано заранее

Russian to English Art/Literary Other
Само понятие "карьера", было чем-то предосудительным. Всё уже было расписано заранее: детский сад, школа, институт, армия, - работа на благо государства.

Речь идет о советском периоде.

Proposed translations

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Selected

Everything was already pre-planned

Я бы pre-planned обыграла...
Peer comment(s):

agree natasha stoyanova
41 mins
Спасибо большое!
agree PoveyTrans (X)
3 hrs
Thank you, Simon!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Vanda! Thanks everybody!!!"
+1
3 mins

pre-planned/centrally planned

hth
Peer comment(s):

agree PoveyTrans (X) : As per Vanda (pre-planned)
3 hrs
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+4
5 mins

Life path was predetermined

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Peer comment(s):

agree Nurzhan KZ : +predetermined
2 mins
agree Viktor Yatsenko
4 mins
agree Tatiana Lammers
27 mins
agree Elene P.
29 mins
neutral PoveyTrans (X) : never heard of 'life path', only 'path in life' used
34 mins
neutral Ray East : Да, "life path" так не звучит.
2 hrs
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8 mins

prescribed

Если хотите...
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56 mins

prescripted

scipt - сценарий
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+1
2 hrs

Life's path/path of life/journey of life (all optional!) was preordained/predetermined


"Preordained" seems more literary to me.
Peer comment(s):

agree Olga Cartlidge : I like "preordained" (Cf 'His life seems to have followed a preordained path/direction." - Cambridge Dictionary.
3 hrs
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