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официоз

English translation: official, ceremonial situations

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Russian term or phrase:официоз
English translation:official, ceremonial situations
Entered by: Valery Kaminski

21:46 Sep 21, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Government / Politics
Russian term or phrase: официоз
From an article on the Council of Europe:

– Терри, — преодолев некоторое смущение собственной фамильярностью (но дело в том, что за пределами сугубого *официоз*так к нему обращаются буквально все), я задаю генеральному секретарю Совета Европы самый хитроумный вопрос, который только мог придумать...
tatyana000
Local time: 21:34
official, ceremonial situations
Explanation:
Here: outside such situations
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Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Local time: 22:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8official, ceremonial situations
Valery Kaminski
4here: official usage, official salutation
Anton Konashenok
4Officialness
Stanislav Korobov
3outside of the establishment
The Misha
3protocol formalities
Gennady Lapardin
1semiofficial publication
Assem Mazloum


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
here: official usage, official salutation


Explanation:
The correct meaning of "официоз" is a newspaper (TV channel, any other media) controlled by the government, but is is often misused.

Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
official, ceremonial situations


Explanation:
Here: outside such situations

Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Local time: 22:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Tovbin: ceremonial
15 mins
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agree  Dorene Cornwell
7 hrs
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agree  Vanda Nissen
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  David Knowles: Now I understand the question, this is right!
10 hrs
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agree  Arkadi Burkov
13 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Gennady Lapardin: w/Michael Tovbin
16 hrs
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agree  PoveyTrans (X)
17 hrs
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agree  Alexandra Tussing
2 days 1 hr
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
semiofficial publication


Explanation:
just guessing

Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 21:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Officialness


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 час (2007-09-22 00:46:28 GMT)
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I thought I might have coined the word officialness, and I was even on the verge of declaring that in this public forum. Before I made that rash and ...
www.adamkotsko.com/officialness.htm

Motorola Q Officialness. motq_new.jpg Yes, finally, the Motorola Q has gone official. Basically meaning the plethora of rumors and speculation that we have ...
gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/motorola-q-officialness-175382.php

Officialness. It's official. Mr. P. will be on his way shortly after Thanksgiving. He will be away for a very long time. ...
jperegrineart.typepad.com/artplaypossibility/2007/09/officialness.html

Officialness: Rediscovering the Official- McNeish remarked that the penguins were particularly attracted to the banjo music. "Ay, they're queer creatures, an' ah'd nenver have been surprised tae see ...
www.newspecies.info/observation/observation.asp



Stanislav Korobov
Ukraine
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
outside of the establishment


Explanation:
That's what I would say, though it may not be the exactly matching translation. It's more of a usage thing.

The Misha
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 47
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
protocol formalities


Explanation:
apart from protocol formalities, anybody addresses him like that

Gennady Lapardin
Russian Federation
Local time: 22:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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