Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
доводить до ума
English translation:
getting the kinks out of it / ironing out the kinks
Added to glossary by
Leigh Mosley
Sep 13, 2010 16:45
13 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
доводить до ума
Russian to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
"Пока они доводили машину до ума, узнали, что подобную машину уже сделали немцы"
наверно означает "поправить/улучшить" или может быть "завершить" ??
Спасибо заранее!
наверно означает "поправить/улучшить" или может быть "завершить" ??
Спасибо заранее!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
56 mins
Alex Marshall
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Lawyer, 10 years in FSU countries
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, Polish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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27
Selected
getting the kinks out of it / ironing out the kinks
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Peer comment(s):
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Angela Greenfield
: I love "ironing out the kinks"! :-)
46 mins
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svetlana cosquéric
: with Angela
1 hr
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Kiwiland Bear
: same
2 hrs
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Rachel Douglas
5 hrs
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Alexandra Taggart
: " ironing out the kinks" making perfect / a kink in the car is a dent in the metal part(when you sart the engine you hear) or "kink" is a violent vibration, any mechanical or electrical defect - I should have added my descriptive words yesterday.
20 hrs
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Jinglebob
21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used your words exactly, thanks!"
5 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
128
Пока они доводили машину до ума ~ While they were making sense of it
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3 mins
Michael Kislov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Legal & Financial since 1999
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
47
debug
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troubleshoot
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work the bugs out of
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troubleshoot
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work the bugs out of
Note from asker:
| мне нравятся и troubleshoot и debug (этот термин использованный не только о компьютерах) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Igor Popov
: да, если речь идет о компьютерах
37 mins
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Kiwiland Bear
: Даже там нет. Может и без багов, просто делает не то или не так - скажем интерфейс "причесать".
3 hrs
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45 mins
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
while they were exercising their wit
...while they were getting it to work.
+1
7 mins
Andriy Yasharov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Ukraine
Life Sciences Translator and Editor
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
tune up
tune up - tune: adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
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Как довести машину до ума
http://www.znaikak.ru/tunningcar.html
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-13 17:49:08 GMT)
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Как довести машину до ума
http://www.znaikak.ru/tunningcar.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gregory Kopylov
: соглашаюсь, потому что опередили буквально на сек :))
2 mins
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Спасибо
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Igor Popov
29 mins
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Спасибо
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Oleksiy Markunin
39 mins
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Спасибо
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Igor Blinov
: + trim up
40 mins
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Спасибо
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Alex Marshall
: could be confusing out of context. car tuning is a slightly different concept
50 mins
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Спасибо
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| neutral |
Alexandra Taggart
: "tuning up the engine" - is calibrating it, making mechanism to run SMOOTHLY.Doesn't say,that they were bashing their brains on it.
57 mins
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Спасибо
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| disagree |
Angela Greenfield
: for the same reason as Alex Marshall above
1 hr
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| disagree |
Kiwiland Bear
: tuning - making smth to run smoother, better. доводить до ума - more like make it run at all although implies that the shortcomings were not too great
3 hrs
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1 hr
Andrew Stefanovsky
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Responsible. Dependable. Skilled.
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
fine-tume
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2 hrs
improve
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-1
3 hrs
add the finnishing touches ...
While adding the finnishinf touches (a final act ,decorative addition that achieves the desired total effect).
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alexandra Taggart
: "adding the finishing touches" - when you expect someone to come and appreciate, say, your artwork or newly decorated house.
20 hrs
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| disagree |
Michael Kislov
: If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
20 hrs
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4 hrs
Eric Candle
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
16
put the machine through its paces
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+1
5 hrs
bring up to scratch
Recent developments have prompted me to “upgrade” my lab and bring up to scratch.
skybaba.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/been-ages/
this computer might be fashonable and a good design i would tell you that you would have nothing but trouble with computer you would have to upgrade it well over ten times to bring up to scratch.
www.ciao.co.uk/Compaq_PC__Review_5498708
The thoroughly oxidised aluminium air-cooled engine is going to be the most difficult thing to bring up to scratch due the finning of the head, barrels, crankcases and oil filter housing and the big engine covers and valve cover aren't going to be...
home.iprimus.com.au/lmoss/
skybaba.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/been-ages/
this computer might be fashonable and a good design i would tell you that you would have nothing but trouble with computer you would have to upgrade it well over ten times to bring up to scratch.
www.ciao.co.uk/Compaq_PC__Review_5498708
The thoroughly oxidised aluminium air-cooled engine is going to be the most difficult thing to bring up to scratch due the finning of the head, barrels, crankcases and oil filter housing and the big engine covers and valve cover aren't going to be...
home.iprimus.com.au/lmoss/
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
: Beautiful!!! Means "bring it up to fully working order", "bring it up to the specification" - that is out of the language of inventors, designers!
16 hrs
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Спасибо!
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Discussion
Вспоминается сразу лесорубочная машина из "Сибирского цирюльника".
Tinkering would also do if we knew a broader context having the meaning to play with or move the parts of machine without direction, as to discover a fault.