How would that be said in Russian? (or something else similar that basically means "pays very close attention to details")
"He is a very meticulous person"
and of course, is there a word that would be similar to "anal"?
Thanks!
-Fantom
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How would that be said in Russian? (or something else similar that basically means "pays very close attention to details")
"He is a very meticulous person"
and of course, is there a word that would be similar to "anal"?
Thanks!
-Fantom
"мелочный; дотошный;..." ©Lingvo
Is it what you need? Both these words have a negative meaning
Meticilous: тщательный, and Rostova the english word doesn't have a negative connotation.
"Дотошный" doesn't have a negative connotation in Russian either. One more synonym: "скрупулезный".
Скрупулёзный.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vesh
Sometimes, it does. It depends on the situation.Quote:
"Дотошный" doesn't have a negative connotation in Russian either.
Lampada, maybe, Vesh doesn't have ё on his keyboard :D
Ummm, анальный? As in anal probe? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by fantom605
If you mean anal-retentive, then this word is probably sufficiently close
занудный
занудный translates as draggy into English, so, imho, that's not the right word for meticulous.
заднепроходный зонд?Quote:
Originally Posted by adoc
Что-то типа этого :lol:
Why meticulous??? Anal.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReDSanchous
Never heard of this usage of the word 'занудный'.
I did, since I am. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ReDSanchous
I beg your pardon?! Are you saying you're занудный meaning anal?
Anal is meticulous with a negative connotation.
Noooo... is it?? Anal is being... anal! Nothing to do with meticulousness!
It was real fun..thank you everybody :D :D :D :D
Look at what I have found in the English dictionary.
anal or anal-retentive - giving too much attention to details in a way that annoys people
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kalinka_vinnie you've never heard this before?
Argh! Apparently, not me alone. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ReDSanchous
I think that the dictionary is wrong. It is hard to describe "anal retentive" and the dictionary tries to give too simple of an answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReDSanchous