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Russian term or phrase:
"дом быта"
English translation:
дом быта — consumer services centre
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Nov 4, 2009 10:02
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"дом быта"
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как перевести старое советское название "Дом Быта"? заранее спасибо.
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| 4 +3 | дом быта — consumer services centre |
Anna Mirakyan
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| 3 +1 | service center |
mk_lab
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| 3 | local mall |
Elizabeth Adams
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Anna Mirakyan
Armenia
Armenia
Native in Russian
Works in field
Armenia
А conscientious work!
Native in: Russian 
, Armenian (Variant: Eastern)
Works in: English to Armenian, Armenian to English, English to Russian, and 3 more.
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дом быта — consumer services centre
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local mall
In U.S. English, a service center is not a place for retail consumers. The government has service centers where they process applications of various sorts. Big manufacturers have service centers where they fix their products.
The дом быта where I live in Korolev, MO is a three-story building full of small retail shops. Craft supplies, children's clothing and toys, electronics, travel agent, camera supplies, pet store, etc. I know that a дом быта is not big and flashy like what you might assume a mall to be, but I grew up in a small town and our local mall was very much like a дом быта. No expensive stores, just little places that cater to local retail customers.
I actually wrote about дом быта on my blog the other day:
The дом быта where I live in Korolev, MO is a three-story building full of small retail shops. Craft supplies, children's clothing and toys, electronics, travel agent, camera supplies, pet store, etc. I know that a дом быта is not big and flashy like what you might assume a mall to be, but I grew up in a small town and our local mall was very much like a дом быта. No expensive stores, just little places that cater to local retail customers.
I actually wrote about дом быта on my blog the other day:
Note from asker:
| Hello, thank you for your suggestion, it's been very helpful in terms of understanding cultural differences. I still think though that "consumer services centre" is a more appropriate translation based on the original Soviet concept of "дом быта". I remember from my childhood in the Soviet times "дом быта" was a a centre full of different services like hairdresser's, key cutting, laundry, shoe repair, etc. I suppose nowdays, they turned into small retail centres or perhaps even small offices ( like in the context I was translating), so the whole concept changed but the old name still remained. |
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