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    Мемориал перерос в площадку

    "The memorial degenerated into a fairground." oder "Die Gedenkst

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    Re: Мемориал перерос в площадку

    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    "The memorial degenerated into a fairground." oder "Die Gedenkst?tte ist zu einem Rummelplatz verkommen."
    I got "Мемориал перерос в площадку."
    Where have you got this? It sounds ok and very natural.
    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    But the Oxford dictionary says:
    перерожденние
    1. regenerate
    2. degenerate
    That is quite the opposite.
    And площадка is too week.
    Too week?
    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    Any better russian phrase for this?

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    Re: Мемориал перерос в площадку

    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    "The memorial degenerated into a fairground."
    I'd say "Мемориал выродился в торговую площадь."
    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    But the Oxford dictionary says:
    перерождение
    1. regeneration
    2. degeneration
    That is quite the opposite.
    I agree. I guess this Oxford Dictionary needs to be updated.

    1. regeneration - возрождение, восстановление.

    2. degeneration - вырождение.

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    Re: Мемориал перерос в площадку

    Quote Originally Posted by Cocos
    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    "The memorial degenerated into a fairground."
    I'd say "Мемориал выродился в торговую площадь."
    Quote Originally Posted by ingberlin
    But the Oxford dictionary says:
    перерождение
    1. regeneration
    2. degeneration
    That is quite the opposite.
    I agree. I guess this Oxford Dictionary needs to be updated.

    1. regeneration - возрождение, восстановление.

    2. degeneration - вырождение.
    Перерождение can indeed mean either regeneration or degeneration depending on context. The Oxford Dictionary is right. The word means literally a second birth of something/somebody, it can become better or worse. "Мемориал переродилстя в ярмарку" sounds fine (from the grammatical point of view I mean), may be too bookish. The words "переродился" и "перерос" are different and "перерос" doesn't fit the context.
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