Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
уникальный в своем роде
English translation:
the only one in its league
Added to glossary by
Olga D.
Nov 19, 2009 15:43
14 yrs ago
Russian term
уникальный в своем роде
Russian to English
Marketing
Journalism
Это делает наш канал уникальным в своем роде
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | the only one in its league | Dylan Edwards |
4 +3 | one of a kind | Maria Fokin |
4 +1 | unique of its kind | Jack Doughty |
4 | one-of-a-kind without equal | Nimrodel (X) |
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Selected
the only one in its league
Nothing can beat it. Nothing is up to its standard.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-19 17:06:04 GMT)
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or perhaps even "puts our channel in a class of its own", depending on context and how emphatic you think the Russian phrase is.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-19 17:06:04 GMT)
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or perhaps even "puts our channel in a class of its own", depending on context and how emphatic you think the Russian phrase is.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
DTSM
: l like "in a class of its own"
24 mins
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Thank you
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agree |
Olga Cartlidge
: "In a class of its own" would be fit in nicely with a sales pitch for a televisoin channel.
4 hrs
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Thank you. I think it sounds suitably upbeat. On the other hand, in the light of the comments made (if we take в своем роде in the sense of "in one's own way"), there are other possibilities.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
7 mins
unique of its kind
Or more colloquially, "a one-off".
+3
2 mins
one of a kind
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-19 20:08:06 GMT)
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or unique in its own way (see discussion)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-19 20:08:06 GMT)
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or unique in its own way (see discussion)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Judith Hehir
58 mins
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thank you, Judith
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agree |
Maxim Mustafaev
: I would say "the only one of its kind"
2 hrs
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that's a good one too! thank you, Maxim
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agree |
Rinnel
12 hrs
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thank you
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3 days 19 hrs
one-of-a-kind without equal
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