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    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.

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    They can evaluate well-qualified work.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    Thanks Rtyom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the Uthanian
    Умеют ценить высококвалифицированный труд.
    Quote 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
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    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.

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    Re: A big miserable word

    высококвалифицированный


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

    where is the stress please?


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    Re: A big miserable word

    Quote Originally Posted by Mordan
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    where is the stress please?

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

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    OK, I agree.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    Re: A big miserable word

    Quote Originally Posted by Spiderkat
    Quote 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
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    Re: A big miserable word

    Quote Originally Posted by Paxan
    Quote Originally Posted by Spiderkat
    Quote 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.
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    Re: A big miserable word

    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Quote Originally Posted by Paxan
    Quote Originally Posted by Spiderkat
    Quote 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.

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

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

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