Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
белый бизнес
English translation:
legal/legitimate business
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nrabate
Jan 10, 2010 15:58
14 yrs ago
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Russian term
белый бизнес
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
насколько реальна проблема ухода в теневую экономику предприятий ... в случае отмены налоговых льгот?
Может быть такая проблема и существует, но тогда необходимо отметить, что лучший способ сделать, чтобы всюду был только "белый бизнес", - это взять и отменить все налоги.
Может быть такая проблема и существует, но тогда необходимо отметить, что лучший способ сделать, чтобы всюду был только "белый бизнес", - это взять и отменить все налоги.
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Lina Episheva
Georgia
Georgia
Native in English
Georgia
Interpreter/Translator
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Georgian, English to Russian, Georgian to English, and 3 more.
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legal business
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Alexander Palatash
: May also mean law business but I think it should be understood right in the context (the best way to make all business legal is ...)
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David Knowles
: "legitimate business" gets round the problem of "law business"
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tschingite
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Rinnel
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Radwan Rahman
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I am going with "legitimate." Thank you to all!"
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stasbetman
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English, and 11 more.
white business
коннотация "легальный" для цвета белый (white, weiss, blanc) присутствует во многих языках
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Rachel Douglas
: But not in English. It has a completely different connotation: racial. / Don't worry! It's a surprising thing in AE. In Richmond, Va. there's a "Powhite" highway. People assume it's from "poor white," but it's a word from the local native Am language.
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You are right, shame on me:( colour connotations were the subject of my graduation paper in comparative linguistics, which I've looked through 5 min ago, and you are definitely right, white doesn't have such a connotation. What a shame:(
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over-the-counter business
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Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
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on the up-and-up
... the best way to ensure that all businesses are on the up-and-up is to go ahead and repeal all taxes.
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This is an idiomatic expression (meaning "legal," "in compliance with the law," "legitimate"), but so is "белый бизнес", so it might be just the thing.
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This is an idiomatic expression (meaning "legal," "in compliance with the law," "legitimate"), but so is "белый бизнес", so it might be just the thing.
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Alexandra Taggart
: No, I haven't, I thought you mean this:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/upside
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Excuse me? I mean the expression "on the up-and-up." Perhaps you have never heard it before.
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Deborah Hoffman
Native in English
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
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on the books (in this context)
Business that is done "on the books" shows income and is therefore "visible" to be taxed.
Above-board business is also possibleas in business that complies with the law, but it is less specific to paying taxes.
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The best way to ensure that all business is done on the books is to repeal the taxes.
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The opposite is "off the books"
I was having a conversation with a friend who has not been paid for work he did off the books
http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?t=227
Madoff stated that today, lots of trades are done off the books because people don't know what to do with them.
http://wbpllc.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/how-do-you-pull-off-a...
By building more middle-class homes, developers could unlock a vast pool of demand, shrink the amount of construction done off the books, and make it easier for Egyptians to marry.
http://arabia.msn.com/Business/Market/AF/2010/January/115707...
Above-board business is also possibleas in business that complies with the law, but it is less specific to paying taxes.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-10 19:37:16 GMT)
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The best way to ensure that all business is done on the books is to repeal the taxes.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-10 19:40:26 GMT)
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The opposite is "off the books"
I was having a conversation with a friend who has not been paid for work he did off the books
http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?t=227
Madoff stated that today, lots of trades are done off the books because people don't know what to do with them.
http://wbpllc.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/how-do-you-pull-off-a...
By building more middle-class homes, developers could unlock a vast pool of demand, shrink the amount of construction done off the books, and make it easier for Egyptians to marry.
http://arabia.msn.com/Business/Market/AF/2010/January/115707...
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
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English
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
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squaky clean business
If you want to translate slang into slang, so to say, if you want to do it properly. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/croatian_to_english/idioms_maxims_...
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http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/clean
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http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/clean
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Judith Hehir
: Since it's journalism, I like this. (squeaky)
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Thank you! ProZ serves ProZ- isn't that interesting?
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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above-board business
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