Jan 14, 2010 14:53
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Russian to German, and 3 more.
"взялись за голову"
Russian to English
Other
Other
Когда такие проверки на наличие в питьевой воде лекарственнных средств провели целенаправленно, специалисты взялись за голову.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | got shook up |
Michael Moskowitz
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| 4 +4 | had a turn |
tschingite
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| 3 +1 | started thinking with their heads |
SirReaL
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| 3 +1 | grew reasonable |
Denis Plaksin
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| 4 | stood in awe |
Alexandra Taggart
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Michael Moskowitz
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Translating since 1984.
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
got shook up
the findings shook them up.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-14 17:27:37 GMT)
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After reading the article provided by gutbuster: http://www.dina-aschbach.com/Arzneimittel.html, I think "the findings shook them up" works well. Or, putting it milder: "...they came to realize that..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-14 17:27:37 GMT)
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After reading the article provided by gutbuster: http://www.dina-aschbach.com/Arzneimittel.html, I think "the findings shook them up" works well. Or, putting it milder: "...they came to realize that..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much! I am very sorry i couldn´t comment - i had a few days a problem with internet. "
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1 min
started thinking with their heads
Just an idea
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Note added at 2 mins (2010-01-14 14:55:38 GMT)
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For something more formal:
were forced to rethink/reevaluate (the situation).
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Note added at 2 mins (2010-01-14 14:55:38 GMT)
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For something more formal:
were forced to rethink/reevaluate (the situation).
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Douglas
: Counting on you for the meaning, but the way you put it is good, especially the "more formal" version. You could even combine them: "were forced to start thinking."
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Thank you, Rachel. I must say the meaning is not clear for me either.
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gutbuster
: они запаниковали, ударились в панику. thinking with their heads здесь вряд ли катит
1 hr
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Не вижу этого в (скудном) контексте
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+1
10 mins
Denis Plaksin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Technical translations
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
grew reasonable
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
gutbuster
: взяться за ум? вряд ли, похоже, они пришли в ужас от увиденного/узнанного:Во многая знания - многая печали
1 hr
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+4
1 hr
tschingite
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Treu dem Job & ergeben der Fremdsprache
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Tatar
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Russian to German, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
had a turn
- were shocked
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
gutbuster
: were shocked is just about it
21 mins
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спасибо!!!
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| agree |
MariiaK
27 mins
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Спасибо!!!
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Alexandra Taggart
: What kind of turn? you have to specify.."To have a turn"- could be "health detereoration", may be you want to say "a nasty turn"? In that case it will be "a nasty shock".-?
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Is rather specified: were shocked. Thank you!
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DTSM
: were shoсked наверное ближе
5 hrs
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Спасибо!
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Natalia Volkova
: Я за were shocked
20 hrs
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Спасибо, мне тоже этот вариант больше по душе
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1 hr
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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31
stood in awe
"взялись за голову"- is a physical gesture, they were horrified:two hands (open palms) are holding the head.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-01-15 10:23:54 GMT)
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"..., their hair stood on end."
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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-01-15 10:23:54 GMT)
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"..., their hair stood on end."
Discussion
И еще непонятен ваш агри Денису Плаксину.
Склонитесь теперь к первому?
Насчет способов взять среднее в переводе - это Нобелевка, ей-бо, ну, или Шнобелевская :-))))
Хотя, если до истины не докопаться, есть способы взять "среднее".