окружать всем готовым

English translation: to surround [a male] with all the comforts

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Russian term or phrase:	окружать [мужчину] всем готовым
English translation:	to surround [a male] with all the comforts
Entered by:	Vladimir Dubisskiy

02:25 Oct 24, 2005

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: окружать всем готовым

"Именно из кажущейся второстепенной работы, а именно - помогать, обеспечивать, окружать всем готовым мужчину, - она делает то, на что мужская половина совершенно не способна..."
имеется в виду стирка, уборка, готовый обед и т.д..

У меня получилось: "surrounding the man with ready things".
Может кто-то придумает что-то получше? Заранее благодарна.

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Local time: 13:46

to surround a male with all the comforts

Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-24 02:33:17 GMT)
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comforts = things that make life easy or pleasanrt (Oxford Dictionary)

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Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 12:46

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

to surround a male with all the comforts

Vladimir Dubisskiy

4 +1

serve everything on a golden platter

Svetlana Potton

provide the man with everything done for him

Andrew Vdovin

to have everything taken care of for him at home

Tatiana Nero (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

окружать всем готовым

to surround a male with all the comforts

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 12:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Thank you!

2 hrs confidence:

окружать всем готовым provide the man with everything done for him

Explanation:
let the man have everything done for him
let the man live with everything done for him

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 00:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 88

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

окружать всем готовым serve everything on a golden platter

Explanation:
"serve on a golden platter" - метафора, эквивалент русского выражения «подносить на блюдечке с голубой каемочкой».

Svetlana Potton
United States
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 3

12 hrs confidence:

окружать всем готовым to have everything taken care of for him at home

Explanation:
Длинновато, но мне кажется, можно и так.

Tatiana Nero (X)
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 6

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