Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
сушить явку
English translation:
suppress (voter) turnout
Added to glossary by
Clive Wilshin
Nov 4, 2017 00:04
6 yrs ago
Russian term
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English
сушить явку
Russian to English
Other
Government / Politics
Elections
Они сушат явку, делают выборы посмешищем, специально выдвигают кандидатов каких-то полных идиотов. Люди ж не глупые, все же видят — просто отмахиваются, и все. А чем ниже явка и чем более безликая политика, тем больше шансов, что они будут их выигрывать.
Can't think of the English idiom -- "drain" turnout?
Can't think of the English idiom -- "drain" turnout?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | suppress (voter) turnout |
Allison Keating
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| 4 | dry up / shrink |
IrinaN
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References
| Explanation |
Oleksiy Markunin
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Proposed translations
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suppress (voter) turnout
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. Not sure that this is the best rendition, however, as "voter suppression" has very specific connotations in US English (the Jim Crow laws and their modern equivalents)."
2 days 23 hrs
dry up / shrink
Not an idiom but less literally.
Reference comments
10 mins
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Works in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Reference:
Explanation
Clive, here's a nice explanation of this strategy - http://www3.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=59B413FB50D21
Start reading from "В чем смысл "сушки явки"
Start reading from "В чем смысл "сушки явки"
Note from asker:
| Well, of course, I understand what the strategy is. I was wondering if there was an idiomatic expression for it in English. |
| Thank you, this explains the Russian practice very well. Would like to award you points, but can't. |
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