Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 30, 2009 16:53
15 yrs ago
Russian term
Accuracy and Experience!
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
"оторвать"
Russian to English
Other
Journalism
Из переданных городу полутора с лишним сотен объектов он ничего не «оторвал» в собственность.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | grab |
Sabina Metcalf
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| 3 +2 | snatch |
Oxana Snyder
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| 5 | rip anything off for himself |
Deborah Hoffman
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| 4 | break away (from) |
neilmac
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| 3 | carve up |
svetlana cosquéric
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Change log
Jan 30, 2009 16:53: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Feb 1, 2009 10:38: Sabina Metcalf Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Sabina Metcalf
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Russian
Works in field
United Kingdom
Certified interpreter and translator
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Selected
grab
Здесь в значении "урвать"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
19 mins
Oxana Snyder
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
professional, accurate and fast
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
snatch
snatch как один из вариантов, в смысле ухватить, урвать
5 mins
break away (from)
or "cut his ties with"...
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-01-30 17:26:15 GMT)
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Sorry, from the context it looks like they mean he "never converted anything into property".
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-01-30 17:27:14 GMT)
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= "never converted anything into property/never misappropriated anything"
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-30 17:28:17 GMT)
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miappropriate: незаконно присвоить, завладеть; совершить растрату
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-30 17:28:35 GMT)
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misappropriate
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-01-30 17:26:15 GMT)
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Sorry, from the context it looks like they mean he "never converted anything into property".
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-01-30 17:27:14 GMT)
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= "never converted anything into property/never misappropriated anything"
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-30 17:28:17 GMT)
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miappropriate: незаконно присвоить, завладеть; совершить растрату
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-30 17:28:35 GMT)
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misappropriate
44 mins
svetlana cosquéric
France
France
Native in Russian
France
Engineering, medicine, chemistry
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to Russian
carve up
в смысле "отрезать" кусочек для себя
3 hrs
Deborah Hoffman
Native in English
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
3
rip anything off for himself
If you want to try and keep the imagery, "rip off" being a synonym for steal.
A variant.
A variant.
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