Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Дьявольские технологии
English translation:
wicked (good) technologies
Added to glossary by
Rachel Douglas
Jun 2, 2011 19:32
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Дьявольские технологии
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Other
Божественное качество - дьявольские (high end, extremely effective and sophisticated) технологии.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | wicked technologies |
Rachel Douglas
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| 4 | Deuced technologies; devilish technologies |
Inga Kononenko
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| 3 | hell of a tech |
rns
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| 3 | bleeding edge technology |
Ocean122
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Change log
Jun 5, 2011 00:23: Rachel Douglas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
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wicked technologies
It used to be that only people from Boston would understand that, but it's become more widespread. "Pete's Wicked Ale" helped, I guess.
http://www.peteswicked.com/
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-06-02 20:12:49 GMT)
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By the way, quite possibly "technology" in the singular will be better in that sentence, as a collective.
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Note added at 46 mins (2011-06-02 20:18:53 GMT)
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Lots of people thought of "wicked technology" before.
http://www.indiemerchstore.com/item/7357/
Another way to make sure nobody misses the point would be "wicked good technology." "Wicked good" is a classic way of saying it (especially in Boston).
http://www.peteswicked.com/
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-06-02 20:12:49 GMT)
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By the way, quite possibly "technology" in the singular will be better in that sentence, as a collective.
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Note added at 46 mins (2011-06-02 20:18:53 GMT)
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Lots of people thought of "wicked technology" before.
http://www.indiemerchstore.com/item/7357/
Another way to make sure nobody misses the point would be "wicked good technology." "Wicked good" is a classic way of saying it (especially in Boston).
Peer comment(s):
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GaryG
: or "diabolically good"; I didn't post it as an answer because it, too, requires "good" to be unambiguous, and "diabolical" is pretty much a synonym of "wicked" here
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Thanks, Gary. Sounds like an alternative answer to me, why don't you post it?
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Kiwiland Bear
: ++// In local usage you can hear things like: "She looks [real] wicked" - this is a compliment, similar to "looks cool" only in a more tricky, foxy, sophisticated fashion. Or "it was one wicked goal" in football, again, said with approval.
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Thanks. Is the Kiwi usage as an adjective, or an adverb? In the USA the adverbial form ('wicked good," etc.) is firmly associated with Boston. Urban Dic: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wicked Other: http://www.masshole.com/wickedguide.html
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Michael Korovkin
: oh, just started typing "wicked" and noticed your answer!!!
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Thanks, Michael.
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Oleksiy Markunin
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Thanks, Oleksiy.
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Denis Shepelev
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Thanks, Denis.
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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Inga Kononenko
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
20+ years of experience, ATIS
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 7 more.
Deuced technologies; devilish technologies
Both options imply "hell of intricacy"; I personally prefer the first option because of its rhythm ("Divine quality, deuced technologies.")
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hell of a tech
As in "A heaven of quality, hell of a tech"
ttp://idioms.yourdictionary.com/hell-of-a
ttp://idioms.yourdictionary.com/hell-of-a
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