Dictionary of Advanced Russian Usage: A Guide to Idiom,

Dictionary of Advanced Russian Usage: A Guide to Idiom, Colloquialisms, Slang and More (English and Russian Edition)

This dictionary represents a painstaking, sincere effort to fill in the gaps left by even the most comprehensive English-Russian/Russian-English dictionaries. It is not intended for beginners who are looking for basic word-to-word equivalents such as â€œtable â€“ ÑÑ‚Ð¾Ð»â€ or â€œwindow â€“ Ð¾ÐºÐ½Ð¾â€. It is intended for those who, upon reading through several possible translations of a specific word, phrase or idiom, often find themselves saying: â€œNone of this is quite right, none of these possibilities hits the bullâ€™s eye.â€ An inspired translation will satisfy on three levels: 1) precision of meaning; 2) the image which is evoked and 3) the actual sound of the word or phrase. For example, if one is to look up â€œBoot Hillâ€ in virtually any English-Russian dictionary or on-line, one will invariably find the following: â€œÐºÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð±Ð¸Ñ‰Ðµ (Ð½Ð° Ð—Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ðµ Ð¡Ð¨Ð); ÐºÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð±Ð¸Ñ‰Ðµ Ð² Ð¿Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ‡Ð½Ð¾Ð¼ Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð´ÐºÐµ Ð½Ð° Ð—Ð°Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ðµ Ð¡Ð¨Ðâ€. Even a moderately gifted student or translator would scoff at such a translation because it does not begin to render the spirit or impact of the English phrase â€œBoot Hillâ€. It is totally inadequate on two of the three levels listed above. How does â€œÐœÑ‘Ñ€Ñ‚Ð²Ð°Ñ Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ð°â€ (ÐºÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð±Ð¸Ñ‰Ðµ Ð½Ð° Ð”Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½ÐµÐ¼ Ð¡ÐµÐ²ÐµÑ€Ðµ - Death/Dead mountain) sound? It is a thousand times better on all three levels than what one finds ANYWHERE. Where does one find such a phrase? You keep your eyes peeled and your ears wide open and your Russian-English subliminal translation machine constantly in gear because you never know when such a gem will pop up. I ran across this particular expression while reading Boris Shergin, a far-northern writer and teller of tales. Have you had to translate â€œwow factorâ€? You wonâ€™t find much in any dictionary â€“ quite often it is rendered as â€œwow Ñ„Ð°ÐºÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€â€ or â€œÐ²Ð°Ñƒ Ñ„Ð°ÐºÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€â€. If youâ€™re not offended by this, then the fate of the Russian tongue is obviously of no concern to you. How about â€œÑÑ‚ÐµÐ¿ÐµÐ½ÑŒ Ð¾Ñ‚Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ð½Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¸â€? Current slang for something awesome is â€œÐ¾Ñ‚Ð¿Ð°Ð´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹â€, so youâ€™re just right around the corner from forming the suggested translation. Multiply this by several thousand examples based on decades of study and you a tool like no other.
Country USA
Manufacturer Schreiber Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new-Nov09usbook-2017-c115517
ReleaseDate 2016-06-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780884003502

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Schreiber Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new-Nov09usbook-2017-c115517
ReleaseDate	2016-06-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780884003502

Dictionary of Advanced Russian Usage: A Guide to Idiom, Colloquialisms, Slang and More (English and Russian Edition)

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