Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
...большой когда-то Родины
English translation:
of the once big native country (or home country)
Added to glossary by
Ellen Kraus
Apr 11, 2017 15:37
7 yrs ago
Russian term
...большой когда-то Родины
Russian to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Я гордо держал ядерный щит большой когда-то Родины. Службу проходил в ракетных войсках...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | of the once big native country (or home country) |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 +1 | of my motherland that was once big |
Yevgeniya Druzhinina
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| 3 +1 | of the then immense motherland/homeland |
Anzhelika Kuznetsova
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Change log
Apr 20, 2017 07:16: Ellen Kraus Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
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of the once big native country (or home country)
"Once" IMO refers to the times before several republics separated , i.e. to the Soviet Union, in the country´s former size
Peer comment(s):
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Lazyt3ch
: I would change “the” to “my”...
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Thank you, Rashid ! I would do so, too, but that´s for the asker to decide. ....
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Comment: "Thank you, Ellen!"
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Anzhelika Kuznetsova
Ukraine
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Ukraine
Psychology, Govt & Law
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
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of the then immense motherland/homeland
or Motherland, if you prefer it capitalized
I'm guessing "большая" refers to the size of the territory (of the former USSR?), otherwise 'mighty/glorious' might also be worth considering
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immense motherland
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not sure, let's see what native speakers have to say
I'm guessing "большая" refers to the size of the territory (of the former USSR?), otherwise 'mighty/glorious' might also be worth considering
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Note added at 29 mins (2017-04-11 16:06:49 GMT)
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immense motherland
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Note added at 34 mins (2017-04-11 16:12:12 GMT)
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not sure, let's see what native speakers have to say
Note from asker:
| Hard to tell whether he implied its size or influence... "[the] once big" не пойдет? |
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Yevgeniya Druzhinina
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Law (contracts), economics, poetry
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
of my motherland that was once big
I would change "the" to "my", as suggested by Rashid Lazytech, and change the word order.
Discussion
или он пошел служить уже после распада, и все равно гордо держал щит большой когда-то Родины. тогда of the once.
другими словами, в русском варианте стилистически не очень точно может быть употреблен этот оборот.
такие мысли.