Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 8, 2011 02:21
13 yrs ago
Russian term
стихия
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Герои отправились в Филадельфию сразу после большого землетрясения в Лос Анджелесе:
"Прилетели в Филадельфию, а там своя 'стихия' - мороз (-20)."
"Прилетели в Филадельфию, а там своя 'стихия' - мороз (-20)."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | the elements |
Rachel Douglas
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| 4 +1 | Nature |
Kiwiland Bear
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| 3 | phenomenon |
Vladimir Alexandrov
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| 3 | misfortune |
Sona Petrosyan
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| 3 | calamity |
Jurate Kazlauskaite
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| 3 -1 | disaster |
Roman Bardachev
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Proposed translations
+8
52 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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84
Selected
the elements
Might be the right context for the literal old translation:
"They flew to Philadelphia, only to find that the elements were wreaking havoc there, too, with temperatures 20 below zero."
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Note added at 55 mins (2011-03-08 03:17:39 GMT)
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N.B. If you're translating for a U.S. audience, better convert the temp: "4 degrees below zero." or "4 degrees F below zero."
I don't know if the "only to find" fits your context. It could all be shorter, and/or a bit sarcastic: "They flew to Philadelphia, where the elements were also raging: it was 4 below." Something like that.
"They flew to Philadelphia, only to find that the elements were wreaking havoc there, too, with temperatures 20 below zero."
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Note added at 55 mins (2011-03-08 03:17:39 GMT)
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N.B. If you're translating for a U.S. audience, better convert the temp: "4 degrees below zero." or "4 degrees F below zero."
I don't know if the "only to find" fits your context. It could all be shorter, and/or a bit sarcastic: "They flew to Philadelphia, where the elements were also raging: it was 4 below." Something like that.
Peer comment(s):
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Vanda Nissen
3 mins
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Thanks, Vanda.
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Kiwiland Bear
: // Thank you. I'm actually in Auckland, North Island. Far enough away from ChCh in the South.
22 mins
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Thank you. And, if "Kiwiland" does mean Kiwiland, glad to hear you're OK after the horrible quakes on South Island.
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Judith Hehir
: Exactly, Rachel. I, too, was thinking that it was the elements they had to contend with in Philly
49 mins
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Thanks, Judith.
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Inna Edsall
: My thought as well.
2 hrs
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Thanks, Inna.
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erika rubinstein
5 hrs
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Thanks, Erika.
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Oleksiy Markunin
6 hrs
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Thanks, Oleksiy.
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Denis Shepelev
6 hrs
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Thanks, Denis.
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cyhul
7 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm actually going with your 2nd option ("the elements were raging")"
-1
2 mins
Roman Bardachev
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
disaster
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Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kiwiland Bear
: See discussion. It's certainly not in the same ballpark as "после большого землетрясения".
1 hr
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See original. Disasters could be of varying nature. To Lady Gaga, someone who keeps on calling her on the phone relentlessly is also a disaster.. lol
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+1
1 hr
Kiwiland Bear
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in Russian
New Zealand
Translation with excellence
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
32
Nature
Although I must say that I myself like Rachel's version better, this is also a possibility. Can be used instead of the "elements" except you'd want to capitalise it - "the Nature".
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jim Tucker (X)
: (no "the" before nature)
10 mins
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| agree |
Sanych_Msk
: ... flew to Philadelphia to encounter enother problem with nature (?)
33 mins
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Thank you
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13 hrs
Vladimir Alexandrov
Native in Russian
fight the matrix
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
phenomenon
They got to Philadelphia only to find their own natural phenomenon there - four degrees below zero
1 day 10 hrs
Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Armenia
Specializes in field
Armenia
A word is a world. /H. T./
Native in: Armenian
Works in: English to Armenian, Russian to Armenian, Armenian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
misfortune
just an opinion
2 days 3 hrs
Jurate Kazlauskaite
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Experienced translator: Medicine/Pharma
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to Lithuanian
Discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster#Blizzards
But I may be overthinking this..