Thread: A big miserable word

So what is this supposed to mean?

Умеют ценить высококвалифицированный труд.

I think I better go back to reading Harry Potter.

They can evaluate well-qualified work.

Thanks Rtyom.

Originally Posted by the Uthanian

Умеют ценить высококвалифицированный труд.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

They can evaluate well-qualified work.

I think a closer translation, and correct me if I am wrong, is:
They know how to value highly qualified work

квалификация, квалифицированный etc. is a kind of false friend of the translator. It more often means trained or skilled rather than qualified.

So the sentence might translate, depending on the context, They know how to value skilled labor.

высококвалифицированный


that's a word I will certainly use! And It is funny to say it высокок-валифици-рованный

where is the stress please?

Originally Posted by Mordan

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where is the stress please?

Right here высококвалифицированный.

Highly qualified sounds ambiguous to me. I'd say highly skilled.

OK, I agree.

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Mordan

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where is the stress please?

Right here высококвалифицированный.

I'd say there are two stresses here высококвалифицированный

Originally Posted by Paxan

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Mordan

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where is the stress please?

Right here высококвалифицированный.

I'd say there are two stresses here высококвалифицированный

Russian language words have only one stress.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Originally Posted by Paxan

Originally Posted by Spiderkat

Originally Posted by Mordan

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where is the stress please?

Right here высококвалифицированный.

I'd say there are two stresses here высококвалифицированный

Russian language words have only one stress.

Not really. Long words often do have two stresses, one primary and another secondary.

You can say it two ways. It depends on speed you pronounce the word...

Bianca needs to learn how to derive words from the root.

высокий/высоко is a common, easy word
квалификация, квалифицированный - sounds like the English.

Originally Posted by TATY

Bianca needs to learn how to derive words from the root.

высокий/высоко is a common, easy word
квалификация, квалифицированный - sounds like the English.

Sounds like the english, but it ain't as was stated above. It means something different