Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
агент 90-60-90
English translation:
a spy with killer curvers
Added to glossary by
G Charles
Feb 25, 2011 16:41
13 yrs ago
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Russian term
агент 90-60-90
Russian to English
Other
Government / Politics
This is about Anna Chapman.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | an hourglass-figured agent/spy, or an agent/spy with an hourglass figure |
Ingunite
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| 4 +3 | agent 90-60-90 |
Oleksiy Markunin
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| 3 +1 | agent zero-zero-hot |
dennis_bg
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| 3 | agente provocatrice |
Zamira B.
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Ingunite
Specializes in field
Selected
an hourglass-figured agent/spy, or an agent/spy with an hourglass figure
Plenty of examples here:
www.listal.com/list/the-hourglass-figure
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-02-25 16:55:12 GMT)
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Converted measurements in an example sentence:
Size 38C-24-38 - a mind-blowing hourglass!
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-02-25 17:06:43 GMT)
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Or:
Size 33-21-33;
Size 36C-23-36;
Size 35-22-35;
Size 35-19-35, etc.
All are considered perfect examples of an hourglass figure.
www.listal.com/list/the-hourglass-figure
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-02-25 16:55:12 GMT)
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Converted measurements in an example sentence:
Size 38C-24-38 - a mind-blowing hourglass!
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-02-25 17:06:43 GMT)
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Or:
Size 33-21-33;
Size 36C-23-36;
Size 35-22-35;
Size 35-19-35, etc.
All are considered perfect examples of an hourglass figure.
Note from asker:
| your link was spot-on,cheers! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+3
2 mins
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Works in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
agent 90-60-90
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http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/07/anna-chapman-...
Some commentators have predicted Chapman – who has been described as "agent 90-60-90"– could become a chatshow host or model.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/13/russia-interroga...
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http://goo.gl/qZQ2S
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-02-25 16:45:46 GMT)
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http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/07/anna-chapman-...
Some commentators have predicted Chapman – who has been described as "agent 90-60-90"– could become a chatshow host or model.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/13/russia-interroga...
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http://goo.gl/qZQ2S
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: Agent 36-24-36 (otherwise it sounds like some Brunhilde, indeed!)
28 mins
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Thanks, Rachel! The asker hasn't specified the audience of the TT, so it is his choice cm or inch =)
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| agree |
MariyaN (X)
: Agree with those colleagues who said that if the translation is for the US audience, it's better to convert it into inches.
11 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
cyhul
16 hrs
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Thanks!
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5 mins
agente provocatrice
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"... I was taking breakfast in my hotel when a gorgeous leggy young woman in sunglasses and mini-skirt sashayed up to my table and sat down across from me, picking at the strawberries. “Where,” she demanded slightly testily, as if to a wayward child, “have you been? Since yesterday morning I have been looking for you.” A number of James Bond responses sprang to mind.
This was the start of my acquaintance with Umida, my *agente provocatrice* for the week."
Quoted from The Economist.
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"... I was taking breakfast in my hotel when a gorgeous leggy young woman in sunglasses and mini-skirt sashayed up to my table and sat down across from me, picking at the strawberries. “Where,” she demanded slightly testily, as if to a wayward child, “have you been? Since yesterday morning I have been looking for you.” A number of James Bond responses sprang to mind.
This was the start of my acquaintance with Umida, my *agente provocatrice* for the week."
Quoted from The Economist.
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13 hrs
agent zero-zero-hot
this would be a way to refer to both 007 and Anna's good looks without having to mess with the measurements ;)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
rikka
: that is quite creative!
10 hrs
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Thanks, rikka!
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| neutral |
Ingunite
: I agree with rikka, but I think it strays from the original text too far
10 hrs
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It definitely isn't word for word :). But as you pointed out in the discussion, direct translation does not have nearly the same ring as "007", and I think to put it this way actually puts some ring back in ;)
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