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October 21st, 2005, 02:55 PM
fantom605

meticulous

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
October 21st, 2005, 03:30 PM
Rostova

"мелочный; дотошный;..." ©Lingvo
Is it what you need? Both these words have a negative meaning
October 21st, 2005, 05:09 PM
kalinka_vinnie

Meticilous: тщательный, and Rostova the english word doesn't have a negative connotation.
October 21st, 2005, 07:56 PM
Vesh

"Дотошный" doesn't have a negative connotation in Russian either. One more synonym: "скрупулезный".
October 21st, 2005, 09:05 PM
Lampada

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vesh

"Дотошный" doesn't have a negative connotation in Russian either. One more synonym: "скрупулезный".

Скрупулёзный.
October 22nd, 2005, 10:08 AM
ReDSanchous

Quote:

"Дотошный" doesn't have a negative connotation in Russian either.

Sometimes, it does. It depends on the situation.

Lampada, maybe, Vesh doesn't have ё on his keyboard :D
October 22nd, 2005, 03:46 PM
adoc

Re: meticulous

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantom605

and of course, is there a word that would be similar to "anal"?

Thanks!
-Fantom

Ummm, анальный? As in anal probe? :D

If you mean anal-retentive, then this word is probably sufficiently close

занудный
October 22nd, 2005, 04:32 PM
ReDSanchous

занудный translates as draggy into English, so, imho, that's not the right word for meticulous.
October 22nd, 2005, 04:57 PM
saibot

Re: meticulous

Quote:

Originally Posted by adoc

As in anal probe? :D

заднепроходный зонд?
October 22nd, 2005, 06:12 PM
ReDSanchous

Что-то типа этого :lol:
October 22nd, 2005, 06:22 PM
adoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

занудный translates as draggy into English, so, imho, that's not the right word for meticulous.

Why meticulous??? Anal.
October 22nd, 2005, 06:30 PM
ReDSanchous

Never heard of this usage of the word 'занудный'.
October 22nd, 2005, 07:24 PM
adoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

Never heard of this usage of the word 'занудный'.

I did, since I am. :D
October 22nd, 2005, 07:27 PM
ReDSanchous

I beg your pardon?! Are you saying you're занудный meaning anal?
October 23rd, 2005, 02:00 AM
Suzu

Anal is meticulous with a negative connotation.
October 23rd, 2005, 06:41 AM
kalinka_vinnie

Noooo... is it?? Anal is being... anal! Nothing to do with meticulousness!
October 23rd, 2005, 09:59 AM
Paxan

It was real fun..thank you everybody :D :D :D :D
October 23rd, 2005, 10:40 AM
ReDSanchous

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
© Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2002

kalinka_vinnie you've never heard this before?
October 23rd, 2005, 02:29 PM
adoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

I beg your pardon?! Are you saying you're занудный meaning anal?

Argh! Apparently, not me alone. :lol:
October 23rd, 2005, 05:12 PM
DDT

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

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
© Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2002

kalinka_vinnie you've never heard this before?

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.
October 23rd, 2005, 05:41 PM
ReDSanchous

Maybe.
Sadly enough, I can't add anything to your post since I'm not a native English speaker.
October 24th, 2005, 05:15 AM
Suzu

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDT

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

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
© Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2002

kalinka_vinnie you've never heard this before?

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.

But the dictionary is certainly on the money with the "Anal" meaning, as I've pointed out in my previous post.
October 24th, 2005, 05:50 PM
ReDSanchous

And what about the word 'anal-retentive'? Is the dictionary wrong or right?
October 24th, 2005, 08:13 PM
saibot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal-retentive

Quote:

A person characterized as anal retentive is perceived as worrying excessively about "passing feces": little details of fecal consistancy, color and aroma; or as otherwise being overly uptight or distressed over ordinarily normal evacuation.

:o

Quote:

Today, however, the term is often used of anybody seen as overly worried about small details and unable to adopt a philosophical attitude toward mistakes. This metaphorical usage has become so commonplace that the somewhat graphic literal meaning of the phrase is often overlooked by those using it.
October 25th, 2005, 12:19 AM
fantom605

If someone gets their work done perfect to the last detail, they are very meticulous. If they go out of their way to find fault in others, they are being anal.
-Fantom