Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
приспособленчество
English translation:
Opportunism
Russian term
приспособленчество
В людях ценю самостоятельность, ответственность, не приемлю ложь и приспособленчество.
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Proposed translations
Opportunism
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Emil Tubinshlak
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Jack Doughty
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JoeYeckley (X)
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Galina Kasatkina
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Judith Hehir
: self-preservation also comes to mind
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Alexandra Taggart
: "Opportunism" may be used in a very positive sense. A big question might rise for the reader, why he would hate opportunism.
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Anton Konashenok
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Natalya Sogolovsky
: Приспособленчество is not necessarily connected with the opportunity.
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dissembling / fakery / phonies
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Alexandra Taggart
: the qualities of persistent phonies
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Thanks, Alexandra.
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Natalya Sogolovsky
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Thank you.
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LanaUK
: your version renders the negative connotation of the original
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Thanks, Lana. Of course, "opportunism" is also negative, but it can denote a broader range of types of activity.
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expediency
timeserving
conformism
КОНФОРМИЗМ (от позднелат. conformis - подобный, сообразный), приспособленчество, пассивное принятие существующего порядка, господствующих мнений, отсутствие собственной позиции, беспринципное и некритическое следование любому образцу, обладающему наибольшей силой давления.
http://www.slovopedia.com/2/202/234194.html
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC
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DTSM
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Спасибо!
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Olga Cartlidge
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Спасибо.
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Alexandra Taggart
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Спасибо.
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himbo-bimbo's adaptability
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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-10-10 10:27:29 GMT)
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himbo-bimbo's way of living
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