Mar 13, 2005 21:50
19 yrs ago
English term
in good viewing areas
English to Russian
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
I've been asked to translate a letter into Russian about the design
of a memorial containing the following sentence:
Up to seventeen (17) plaques placed in good viewing areas along the
side and back walls
I don't do English>Russian translations professionally but was asked to do
this in addition to my Russian>English translations for them.
My tentative translation of this sentence (well, пункт), for your amusement, is:
До семнадцадати (17) досок размещенных по боковым и задным стенам доступным к виду
Hopefully my Russian is understandable, if not literate.
of a memorial containing the following sentence:
Up to seventeen (17) plaques placed in good viewing areas along the
side and back walls
I don't do English>Russian translations professionally but was asked to do
this in addition to my Russian>English translations for them.
My tentative translation of this sentence (well, пункт), for your amusement, is:
До семнадцадати (17) досок размещенных по боковым и задным стенам доступным к виду
Hopefully my Russian is understandable, if not literate.
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +4 | - |
Natalie
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| 4 | расположенных на виду |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 3 | ..."удобно расположенных"/"удачно выбранных" пространствах на боковым и задным стенам. |
TranslatonatoR
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Proposed translations
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До семнадцадати (17) досок размещенных в зоне хорошего обзора вдоль боковых и задней стен.
Вместо слова "обзор" можно употребить слово "просматриваемость", но мне таой вариант нравится меньше.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-03-13 22:10:38 GMT)
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Я написала \"вдоль боковых и задней стен\", потому что боковых стен две, а задняя - одна.
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-03-13 22:11:15 GMT)
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Не \"таой\", а \"таКой\", разумеется 8-)
Вместо слова "обзор" можно употребить слово "просматриваемость", но мне таой вариант нравится меньше.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-03-13 22:10:38 GMT)
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Я написала \"вдоль боковых и задней стен\", потому что боковых стен две, а задняя - одна.
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-03-13 22:11:15 GMT)
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Не \"таой\", а \"таКой\", разумеется 8-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks for taking on the entire sentence, Natalie!
And thanks to Sergei for pointing out the typo"
21 mins
TranslatonatoR
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
"Bi-Cultural & Bi-Lingual"
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
..."удобно расположенных"/"удачно выбранных" пространствах на боковым и задным стенам.
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-13 22:13:31 GMT)
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sorry...
...\"удобно расположенных\"/\"удачно выбранных\" пространствах на боковых и задних стенах.
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-13 22:13:31 GMT)
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sorry...
...\"удобно расположенных\"/\"удачно выбранных\" пространствах на боковых и задних стенах.
2 hrs
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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расположенных на виду
До семнадцати (17) досок, расположенных на виду вдоль боковых и задней стен.
When something is in a good viewing area, it's said to be "на виду". I would not want to use words such as "зона" unless absolutely necessary, hence this attempt of avoiding that.
Hope it helps, Gary.
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2005-03-14 00:06:29 GMT)
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Not sure you were aiming to get a critique of your own translation, but I hope it won\'t hurt, so here goes. Basically the only weak part of your translation is the last one - \"доступных к виду\". \"Вид\", as a noun by itself, does not entail the meanings of \"viewing\" or \"vision\", just those equal to \"view\", \"shape\", and \"outlook\". In other ways, \"вид\" is different from \"просмотр\", \"обзор\" and \"наблюдение\".
So, Natalie\'s rendering does work, but I just offered another \"view\" :)))
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Note added at 14 hrs 30 mins (2005-03-14 12:20:35 GMT)
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In other **words** - I goofed, sorry.
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs 57 mins (2005-03-15 07:47:37 GMT) Post-grading
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FYI: Just because no one reviewed the question after it was buried in a pile of newer ones, it doesn\'t necessarily mean that an answer without agrees is worthless.
When something is in a good viewing area, it's said to be "на виду". I would not want to use words such as "зона" unless absolutely necessary, hence this attempt of avoiding that.
Hope it helps, Gary.
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2005-03-14 00:06:29 GMT)
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Not sure you were aiming to get a critique of your own translation, but I hope it won\'t hurt, so here goes. Basically the only weak part of your translation is the last one - \"доступных к виду\". \"Вид\", as a noun by itself, does not entail the meanings of \"viewing\" or \"vision\", just those equal to \"view\", \"shape\", and \"outlook\". In other ways, \"вид\" is different from \"просмотр\", \"обзор\" and \"наблюдение\".
So, Natalie\'s rendering does work, but I just offered another \"view\" :)))
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Note added at 14 hrs 30 mins (2005-03-14 12:20:35 GMT)
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In other **words** - I goofed, sorry.
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs 57 mins (2005-03-15 07:47:37 GMT) Post-grading
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FYI: Just because no one reviewed the question after it was buried in a pile of newer ones, it doesn\'t necessarily mean that an answer without agrees is worthless.
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