Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

могучий питекантроп так и не переродившийся в человека

English translation:

a robust ape-like creature that never quite evolved into a human

Added to glossary by Wendy Cummings
Jul 2, 2008 08:30
15 yrs ago
Russian term

могучий питекантроп так и не переродившийся в человека

Russian to English Art/Literary Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
This is from the back-story to a computer game. Unfortunately as much as I ask I can receive no references from the client to help with the endless imagery in this text. This is from a paragraph describing the Orc race:

Орки живут охотой и набегами на соседей. Поэтому лагерь Орков огорожен грубым частоколом и баррикадами, постройки - обтянутые шкурами навесы и массивные бараки из грубо сложенных стволов деревьев. Наименее гуманоидная раса. Исполинское, разумное, звероподобное существо в боевой раскраске, . Яростный, мощный войн.

My suggestion: A powerful pithecanthrope [any more commonplace word than this?] that has not yet evolved into man.

Any others?
Change log

Jul 4, 2008 14:54: Mark Berelekhis changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

Proposed translations

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a robust ape-like creature that never quite evolved into a human

'так и не переродившийся' needs a 'never quite,' as that's what the description implies -- should have or was close to, but never quite made it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Douglas : Yes, "quite" is right. I was thinking that, only, errr ... preconsciously, or pre-caffeinely.
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Thank you, Rachel. That kind of behavior is dangerous, I know :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I like this as having the best combination of elements and capturing the feel of the mighty Orcs!"
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a powerful pithecanthrope , who never developed to a human

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Tough and strong apeman that has not evolved to a human level

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Peer comment(s):

agree Kameliya : вы первый нашли то слово, которое искала Wendy, congrats!
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Большое спасибо! Ксения!
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a mighty ape-man that has never evolved into Homo sapiens

or failed to evolve
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a powerful primate that never developed into a human being

That's a version without "pithecanthrope / pithecanthropus".
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