Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
5% predpriiatii teriat neudachi
English translation:
5% of companies fail
Added to glossary by
Volodymyr Tsapko (X)
Apr 14, 2004 16:40
20 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
5% predpriiatii teriat neudachi
Russian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Does this mean that they 'fail' (ie go bankrupt)?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | it depends on the context |
Volodymyr Tsapko (X)
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| 5 +3 | 5% .. fail |
Vladimir Dubisskiy
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| 4 +2 | 5% of companies are not successful |
Talyb Samedov
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| 4 +1 | endure/face failures, have bad luck, go through hard times |
Inna Collier (X)
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it depends on the context
if that's the whole phrase its most likely fail
if the phrase states about specific neudachi / failures the meaning would be different
if the phrase states about specific neudachi / failures the meaning would be different
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Comment: "Thanks for all answers. They were all helpful.
It was particularly helpful for me to see that the meaning can vary depending on the context. In this particular context I am pretty sure that it means 'fail' not simply 'have problems'."
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Talyb Samedov
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5% of companies are not successful
They may be unsuccessful, but not bankrupt.
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Vladimir Dubisskiy
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5% .. fail
you are right
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sergei Tumanov
14 mins
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
: Yes. 'terPyat ' in fact.
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| agree |
atxp (X)
: with Sergei Luzan
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endure/face failures, have bad luck, go through hard times
I would say, that "terpyat nedudachi" doesn't mean yet that they are about to face bankrupcy. It can be just a temporaly stage due to some economical reasons. It takes a long way for a well established company to go complete bancrupt. So if the case is complete disaster, then i would say "they fail", but if it's something temporal, than - one of the expressions above.
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