горе-политик

English translation: miserable politician

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Russian term or phrase:горе-политик
English translation:miserable politician
Entered by: Anatoliy Babich

06:27 Jan 31, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Russian term or phrase: горе-политик
... горе-политики и бездарные экономисты весь свой агрессивный «потенциал» направили на разжигание национальной вражды ...
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Local time: 12:11
miserable politician
Explanation:
Another idea. I think it conveys both derision ("you miserable s.o.b.") and also that the person is miserable himself.
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Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 06:11
Grading comment
Thanks for your detailed explanations and of course thanks to everybody! It's been really hard to choose the word from all the synonyms provided :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1a poor excuse for a politician
AT_Translate
4 +1a failed politicia
val_legrand
3 +2a self-proclaimed politician
Zamira B.
4a disastrous politician
Ellen Kraus
5 -1madroit politician
Tatiana Durimanova
4clueless politician
Eric Candle
3miserable politician
Susan Welsh
3an abortion of a politician
Andrew Vdovin
3pathetic politician
Shinar Abilova (X)


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a poor excuse for a politician


Explanation:
Или еще боле простой вариант a useless politician

AT_Translate
New Zealand
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emil Tubinshlak
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a failed politicia


Explanation:
Another failed politician on the EU gravy train

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/3919783.stm

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-31 08:10:39 GMT)
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"politician" of course

val_legrand
Ukraine
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalya Boyce
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a disastrous politician


Explanation:
that´s how I interpret the term in this context

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 11:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
madroit politician


Explanation:

He talked his head off James Davidson on a Life of Cicero, a great orator but maladroit politician.
source: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: April 1, 2001| Author: JAMES DAVIDSON

Tatiana Durimanova
Moldova
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Susan Welsh: Maladroit is not suitable here. See English dictionary. Means not-good-at. (Note also entry misspelled.)
28 mins
  -> and what does 'gore-somebody' mean, to your mind? Doesen't 'failed politician', or something of the kind, mean the same thing?
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
miserable politician


Explanation:
Another idea. I think it conveys both derision ("you miserable s.o.b.") and also that the person is miserable himself.


Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 06:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks for your detailed explanations and of course thanks to everybody! It's been really hard to choose the word from all the synonyms provided :)
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
clueless politician


Explanation:
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Eric Candle
Local time: 06:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a self-proclaimed politician


Explanation:
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-02-01 04:39:27 GMT)
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мне кажется, можно еще "useless" сказать.

Zamira B.
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Knowles: sounds very plausible!
1 hr
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agree  protolmach
8 hrs
  -> cпасибо
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
an abortion of a politician


Explanation:
... held an interview recently where he confirmed that he is, in fact, an abortion of a politician. Nay — he is the official Dead Fetus of Politics. ...
wonkette.com/tag/abortion/page/2

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pathetic politician


Explanation:
How about this? almoust the same as "miserable"

Shinar Abilova (X)
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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