Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Смолный
English translation:
city government
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Jun 19, 2012 00:00
11 yrs ago
Russian term
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Psychology, economics, politics
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В Смольном
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Bus/Financial
Tourism & Travel
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
В Смольном утверждают, что цены на размещение в период проведения ПМЭФ гостиницы города устанавливают самостоятельно в рамках тарифов, определенных руководством отелей на год вперед.
This is about how expensive hotels are during the SPIEF. Smolny has not been mentioned until now. Is this the Smolny Institute? And if so, what does it have to do with tourism in St. Pete? Or is it the name of a hotel, or a tourism agency, or what? Any clues?
Thanks!
This is about how expensive hotels are during the SPIEF. Smolny has not been mentioned until now. Is this the Smolny Institute? And if so, what does it have to do with tourism in St. Pete? Or is it the name of a hotel, or a tourism agency, or what? Any clues?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | City government sources say that... |
Rachel Douglas
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Proposed translations
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Rachel Douglas
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United States
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Works in field
United States
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
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City government sources say that...
"В Смольном утверждают"
I suppose you could preserve local color by writing "Sources at 1 Smolny Way, where the city government is located, say that..." But if your audience is chiefly English-speaking, the efficient solution could be to omit Smolny and just say what it is.
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-06-19 00:15:32 GMT)
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Oops, sorry - I hadn't seen the discussion, in which the relevant info was already given. It's not Princess Shatagina's Smolny any more.
I suppose you could preserve local color by writing "Sources at 1 Smolny Way, where the city government is located, say that..." But if your audience is chiefly English-speaking, the efficient solution could be to omit Smolny and just say what it is.
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-06-19 00:15:32 GMT)
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Oops, sorry - I hadn't seen the discussion, in which the relevant info was already given. It's not Princess Shatagina's Smolny any more.
Peer comment(s):
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rns
: After 1991, the Smolny was used as the seat of the city mayor (governor after 1996) and city administration. — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolny_Institute
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Andrew Vdovin
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. I saw the Wikipedia entry, but never thought to look to the bottom of it. I wrongly assumed that the Smolny Institute must be a tourist site nowadays."
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