Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
агитмакулатура
English translation:
electioneering bumf
Added to glossary by
Kajuco
Apr 21, 2005 20:09
19 yrs ago
Russian term
агитмакулатура
Russian to English
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губернатор подгатавливает производственнвю базу для агитмакулатуры
I suppose this is an insulting word for his election literature (propoganda0?
I suppose this is an insulting word for his election literature (propoganda0?
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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Russian term (edited):
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electioneering bumf
Bumf is a rude UK-English word for documents, forms etc. I doubt if it is used in US English. It is an abbreviation for "bum fodder", in other words, toilet paper.
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AlanG (X)
: Looks good to me, but probably won't work in US.
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Robert Donahue (X)
: From American-Heritage --bumf or bumph n. Chiefly British. 1. Printed matter, such as pamphlets, forms, or memorandums, especially of an official nature and deemed of little interest or importance. 2. Toilet paper.
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Thank you. So at least some people over there have heard of it.
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Olga Vlasova
: Sounds very expressive and quite close to the original.
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Larissa Dinsley
: How nice!
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Alexandra Tussing
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I thought of bumf, but had to check that I understood the Russian. Incidentally, I'm English, and I'm working for an English client."
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Natalia Petrosyan
Native in Russian
Works in field
Right person, right place, right time...
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, French to Russian, and 2 more.
Russian term (edited):
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agitation paper for recycling
means that it is useless literature
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Seger Bonebakker (X)
: макулатура (перен.) говорится о бездарном литературном произведении (Ожегов)
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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election paper stuff
pejorastive, of course. Good luck, Kajuco!
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Note added at 2005-04-21 20:22:41 (GMT)
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SORRY, TYPO - it\'s a pejorative term, of course
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Note added at 2005-04-21 20:22:41 (GMT)
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SORRY, TYPO - it\'s a pejorative term, of course
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Russian term (edited):
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electioneering/campaigning baloney/bunkum/hogwash
That's how we might say it in the US. Jack's bumf is, alas,
not used in the US so probably wouldn't be understood if you're translating for a US client. In the states, bum doesn't mean "ass"; except for one obscene combination I can think of (bumf**k), it means bad or worthless as in giving someone a "bum" steer. There's a lot of interesting slang in US (and I imagine in UK too) involving "bum".
not used in the US so probably wouldn't be understood if you're translating for a US client. In the states, bum doesn't mean "ass"; except for one obscene combination I can think of (bumf**k), it means bad or worthless as in giving someone a "bum" steer. There's a lot of interesting slang in US (and I imagine in UK too) involving "bum".
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Anneta Vysotskaya
Native in Russian
Works in field
Whatever you do, do it with all heart
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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Russian term (edited):
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elections junk
собственное изобретнеие - по аналогии с junk mail и junk food :-)
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или точнее elections paper junk
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Note added at 2 hrs 54 mins (2005-04-21 23:04:01 GMT)
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или точнее elections paper junk
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Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
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43
Russian term (edited):
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propaganda
The governor is probably planning his / her elections (or simply wants to implement certain projects.. so he's preparing facilities for, i'd call it here, "propaganda".
I believe 'propaganda" [ can be put in brackets] or 'propaganda on his (own) behalf'
I believe 'propaganda" [ can be put in brackets] or 'propaganda on his (own) behalf'
1 day 20 hrs
Angloruschinese
China
China
Native in English
China
Business Service For Foreigners in China
Native in: Chinese , English
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Chinese to Russian, and 27 more.
Russian term (edited):
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leaflet junk
leaflet junk
Discussion
"But paper spam is much harder to spot. I can't just throw away letters that look suspicious because, if I throw away the wrong ones I could really lose money, or have my driver's license cancelled..."
The logic is: spam = emails you delete without reading. "��������������" - paper they stuff your mailbox with, which you put into recycling bin without even looking at. "Electioneering spam"