Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
"молодящаяся старуха"
English translation:
a woman in age denial
Added to glossary by
LanaUK
Dec 19, 2010 23:00
13 yrs ago
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Russian term
"молодящаяся старуха"
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
"молодящаяся старуха",женщина не желающая жить в своём возрасте, принимать возрастные изменения. Особенно это заметно в манере поведения, одежде, макияже. Смотрится всё это несколько смешно и нелепо и вызывает горькую улыбку сожаления.( это один из терминов классификации, поэтому описательный перевод не подходит).
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Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | (older) women in denial about the aging process |
Judith Hehir
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| 3 +6 | mutton dressed as lamb |
Zamira B.
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| 3 | age hider |
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Change log
Dec 21, 2010 12:43: LanaUK Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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(older) women in denial about the aging process
this denial of the aging process is a more deep-seated denial: refusal to ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=qj8GS77QAgwC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA...
http://books.google.com/books?id=qj8GS77QAgwC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Judith, your term was more appropriate and embracing for my context!"
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mutton dressed as lamb
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Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
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thank you
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Susan Welsh
: This is in Multitran, it is certainly hilarious, and it does get some 3,000 Google hits. But I have never heard this expression. I guess most people would figure it out. But even "mutton" is not used in U.S. parlance much.//Then I agree, for BE.
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Hi Susan, I know this expression from readers' comments (which I found very useful to learn colloquial phrases) of a British paper and I checked, yes, it is in Multitran.
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cyhul
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tschingite
: http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/a...
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koundelev
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Oleksiy Markunin
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age hider
or age denier, per Judith Hehir's answer. A new kid on the block but would work with the definition.
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