Apr 21, 2010 13:27
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English
epokha vysokoy neftyanoy kon
Russian to English
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Ходорковский – символ. Политический символ. Символ эпохи высокой нефтяной конъюнктуры. Символ путинской эры политической истории России.
My friend thinks this just means "high oil prices", but I think that the phrase vysokaya diplomatiya is being glanced at, and the phrase is broader in meaning (something like "era dominated by oil magnates/powerful oil barons/struggle for control of petrodollars").
My friend thinks this just means "high oil prices", but I think that the phrase vysokaya diplomatiya is being glanced at, and the phrase is broader in meaning (something like "era dominated by oil magnates/powerful oil barons/struggle for control of petrodollars").
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | era of high oil prices |
Vladimir Bragilevsky
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| 4 +1 | era of oil magnates' opportunism |
VicSot
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| 4 | time of high oil prices |
John Farebrother
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Proposed translations
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Vladimir Bragilevsky
Israel
Israel
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Israel
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era of high oil prices
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Comment: "To be honest, I'm not sure that this is right, and you haven't provided any corroboration; but since my colleague, who has about 20 years more experience as a Russian translator than I do, agrees with you, I reluctantly concur! Thank you very much."
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John Farebrother
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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time of high oil prices
I wouldn't use 'era' as it is used in the next sentence, and 'age' is too long.
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era of oil magnates' opportunism
There's a Russian word "конъюнктурщик". It means opportunist, time-server and has a negative connotation. I think конъюнктура is used here in the meaning of "time of oil opportunists", when oil magnates were allowed too much, Khodorkovski's arrest marking the end of this time.
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