на имя

English translation: below

23:41 Jan 27, 2004

Russian to English translations [PRO]

Russian term or phrase: на имя

After being harassed by the police on the way to work, a young drug user reported the incident:

Приехав на работу, Женя встретилась с супервизором, руководителем проекта и адвокатом, написала заявление на имя руководителя проекта.

It seems odd to report an incident to your supervisor, project leader and solicitor, and then to write a statement addressed to the project leader. Or have I missed something? Or could this be carlessness for во имя?

Kajuco KudoZ activity Questions: 1041 (2 open) (15 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 15 United Kingdom
Local time: 14:40

English translation:below

Explanation:
I actually put my answer as the translation of that passage of your in your next question.

'Statement' here does not sound good (well, to me). More of 'petition' or even 'complaint'. Consider (another sentence from your passage not mentioned here), that her 'заявление' had not been forwarded to MVD, because she did mnot know the policeman name... so iy IS more about complaint re. police abuse.

Selected response from:

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 08:40

Grading comment

Yes, it probably is a complaint.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +12

"addressed to" or just "to"

Yuri Smirnov

5 +2

To the attention of...

Alexander Demyanov

4 +2

adressed to ...

Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.

care of

Leah Aharoni

below

Vladimir Dubisskiy

she gave her notice to the project manager

Olga Judina

Reported in writing

zhora

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

"addressed to" or just "to"

Explanation:
No, all is OK. "На имя" means "addressed to".

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of:

Belarusian,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 922

Grading comment

But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

на имя adressed to ...

Explanation:
adressed to the project leader

всё правильно в Вашем переводе

Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.
Local time: 15:40
Native speaker of:

German,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 4

Grading comment

But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

3 hrs confidence:

на имя

below

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in pair: 1408

Grading comment

Yes, it probably is a complaint.

8 hrs confidence:

на имя she gave her notice to the project manager

Explanation:
Could it be "заявление об уходе"? Very often "заявление об уходе" is called simply "заявление".

Olga Judina
Latvia
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in pair: 352

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

на имя To the attention of...

Explanation:
an option

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Note added at 14 hrs 44 mins (2004-01-28 14:25:21 GMT)
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Yakov, v \"shapke\" pishut
Attention: Imyarek

libo
To: Imyarek

Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 1972

Grading comment

Again, why to the project leader? And, in England at least, we write For the Attention of (FAO)

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Again, why to the project leader? And, in England at least, we write For the Attention of (FAO)

2 days 1 hr confidence:

Reported in writing

Explanation:
It is not clear what was her problem - it could be time she missed her work or she might as well sue the company for something etc. It is clearly stressed that she wrote something to her immidiate manager - project leader.

zhora
United States
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 14

8 hrs confidence:

на имя care of

Explanation:
another option

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Note added at 3 days 17 hrs 57 mins (2004-01-31 17:38:35 GMT)
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care of means just that. The addressee \"takes care\" of the request

Leah Aharoni
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 100

Grading comment

But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: But my point is that she would be unlikely to write TO her project leader who presumably helped her compile a statement/complaint about police behaviour.

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