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Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

б…во [vulgarity]

English translation:

whoring

Added to glossary by Kiwiland Bear
Oct 15, 2010 22:23
13 yrs ago
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Russian term

б…во [vulgarity]

May offend Russian to English Other Other
(Medvedev's meeting with rock singers.)

Ах, какая это удобная позиция – дескать, мы все говорим своими песнями (стихами, балладами, романами, операми и т.д.) и не надо затягивать нас в политику… И позиция эта не просто удобная, но еще и денежная – она позволяет так успешно развиваться самым различным бизнесам… А встреча в приватной обстановке с главой государства – это, разумеется, никакая не политика. Это – в чистом виде б…во. И с этим не поспоришь…

*I think that the word intended is блядство. i.e. immoral behaviour, but wanted to check.*
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 whoring
4 +1 prostitution
5 whoring
4 bitch job
4 here: low-down trick
4 -2 orgy/ bacchanalia
Change log

Oct 29, 2010 04:03: Kiwiland Bear Created KOG entry

Discussion

Natalie Oct 16, 2010:
Разумеется.
Vitali Stanisheuski Oct 16, 2010:
Приватная обстановка, пожалуй, просто для параллелей с б..вом (приватная - интимная), но по-любому смысл б..ва переносный (прямой: продажность или услужливость; таковая присуща этой самой профессии).
Natalie Oct 16, 2010:
Александра, почитайте в прессе о недавней встрече Медведева с музыкантами, если вы не в курсе. Причем здесь сауны??? Выражение "приватная обстановка" здесь употреблено совсем не в том смысле, который приходит вам в голову. Чтобы соглашаться или не соглашаться, нужно прежде всего знать и понимать суть вопроса.
Vitali Stanisheuski Oct 16, 2010:
да-да, а еще "блин - это изменённое "б..дь": http://www.proz.com/kudoz/4063411
Kiwiland Bear Oct 15, 2010:
Сногсшибательные новости в русском языке: По последним данным от Alexandra T: "блядство" - is simply "having a very good time"

Stop press!!!
Alexandra Taggart Oct 15, 2010:
Pardon me? Oh? I think my explanation is more than sensible.I cannot see в приватной обстановке in any other way, than "sauna" or "sportshall" where Putin is exercising and not alone.What did you mean by "prostitution" is complitely unknown not to me only, but to any Russian reader!
Mikhail Kropotov Oct 15, 2010:
Stop misleading the asker.
Alexandra Taggart Oct 15, 2010:
в приватной обстановке-non-official - in the sauna mainly. Like Breznev - he even had his ministerial line there and could phone anywhere. Names of ladies we may never know, but they are well known in certain circles."блядство" - is simply "having a very good time"/"pleasant time"/"making the State business pleasant".

Proposed translations

+3
38 mins
Selected

whoring

"prostitution" as suggested in another answer is too refined, too academic or legal. You need a stronger expression and this is the closest I can think of.

Peer comment(s):
agree kamilw : like "whoring yourself out", I would agree too
10 mins
Thank you
neutral Alexandra Taggart : Which whoring?
16 mins
agree Oleksiy Markunin : Maybe even whoring around?
9 hrs
Possibly. Yes you can think of a few derivatives. Thank you.
agree svetlana cosquéric
15 hrs
Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
6 mins

prostitution

Not immoral behavior in general, but prostitution. Of course the Russian word is more explicit and offensive, but alas, I don't think we can do much better than 'prostitution'.

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-10-15 22:32:24 GMT)
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As a general note, блядство can stand for 'a rotten state of affairs' or perhaps 'a fucked up state of affairs'. Then it's just pretty much a general curse word. I.e.

- Вот блядство!
- What the fuck!

- Там творится полное блядство.
- Things are really fucked up over there.

etc.

Hope this helps.

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-10-15 22:33:28 GMT)
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The sentence in your text could be translated as follows:

But this is just prostitution, pure and simple.
Peer comment(s):
agree kamilw : Exactly this. In my language we say "kurestwo" or "kurewstwo", which has the same register as "блядство".
14 mins
Thanks! Курва, скурвиться in Russian could be related to that.
disagree Alexandra Taggart : President pays prostitutes?
37 mins
As per my ignore policy, I'm not going to dignify this with a comment.
agree Natalie
41 mins
Thank you, Natalie!
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1 hr

whoring

prostitution is more formal

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-15 23:25:29 GMT)
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slutting
Peer comment(s):
neutral Alexandra Taggart : "excanging favours" is not slutting."A private place" - vodka always was there, it's how business was done during all Soviet years, don't say you know nothing about it!Дачи,охоты и остальные места разгула шишек,где и решались все дела!
49 mins
don't say you know nothing about it - I really don't.
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7 hrs
Russian term (edited): б…во

bitch job

Это – в чистом виде б…во — That's just a bitch job.
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14 hrs

here: low-down trick

All those carnal allusions, imho, are not relevant (neither understood) in English world.

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Note added at 15 час (2010-10-16 13:26:03 GMT)
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...highly low-down game; ...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Kiwiland Bear : I'll have to disagree about allusions - the language is littered with them: bugger [off], f... off, a couple of extensions suggested to my answer, and more...
3 hrs
Well, my version is not mandatory. I only object (strongly) against literal translation (whoring, prostitution) as inadequate. Except for allmighty "F..."
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-2
38 mins

orgy/ bacchanalia

Where Vladimir The Bold stands for satyr in charge.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-16 00:24:37 GMT)
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http://eng.expertclub.ge/portal/cnid__3363/alias__Expertclub...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-10-16 18:13:08 GMT)
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"дескать, мы все говорим своими песнями, стихами, балладами, романами, операми и т.д" - all of us self-praise ourselves in different ways"и не надо затягивать нас в политику" - and don't spoil our image.

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 20:29:19 GMT)
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Yury Shevchuk bought a huge forest. Medvedev likes his music:
http://www.vedomosti.ru/related/Шевчук

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 20:38:03 GMT)
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http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/article/2140498.html

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 20:48:30 GMT)
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http://celebrifi.com/gossip/U2-Rocks-Moscow-Bono-Mixes-Pop-a...

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 20:50:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bono in iran&...

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 20:52:25 GMT)
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It's very possible, that Medvedev-Bono bacchanalia has a purpose of soft-peddling weapons to Iran.



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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-10-17 21:21:25 GMT)
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http://www.interference.com/10085-sunday-bloody-greenday-u2-...

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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2010-10-17 21:40:06 GMT)
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That was prior to the meeting with Medvedev:http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-221063-101-u2s-bono-m...

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Note added at 2 days31 mins (2010-10-17 22:54:48 GMT)
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"Bacchanalia" is a bit too strong, though correct.
As British citizen and a person very much attached to Britain from childhood, I would always protect everything that is British, or of British name ( I mean Bono). Can I change my mind here by making the term softer? It would be better to put it - "exchanging favours".
Peer comment(s):
disagree Natalie : Nothing to do with this context
9 mins
disagree John Farebrother : Do you think DM was buggering the singers?
8 hrs
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