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October 3rd, 2005, 03:52 AM
Biancca

A sentence

Интересно, начнет ли он сразу выгружать продукты на кухню или все-таки сообразит зайти и доложиться.

сообразит - understand that he should ?
доложиться - ??
все-таки - the dictionary says all the same...

Thanks anyone
October 3rd, 2005, 04:04 AM
saibot

доложиться is announcing one's arrival.

I think it's something like:

It's interesting whether he'll start to unload the produce into the kitchen right away, or come in and announce their arrival.
October 3rd, 2005, 04:27 AM
ponzu

Re: A sentance

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biancca

сообразит - understand that he should ?

Да. Или realize.

Доложиться - another good translation is "to report, to present himself". The beauty of "to report" is that it covers both зайти и доложиться. When your report (for duty, etc.), you usually enter a room, don't you? Also, you may have to supply an object here - report to whom?

And "интересно" of course is more "I wonder" than "it's interesting", but you knew that.

I wonder if he ...blah-blah... or realizes that he ought to report to me first.

Personally, I have always been dying to find out how to translate все-таки :lol:
October 3rd, 2005, 05:10 AM
kalinka_vinnie

yes всё-таки can mean different things depending on the context...

In this context maybe "nevertheless" is a useable translation?

I wonder if he will immediately unload the groceries in the kitchen, or if he will nevertheless report himself...

:? I hate всё-таки :)
October 3rd, 2005, 05:17 AM
ponzu

I subscribe to the theory (I also invented it) that in most cases it is not necessary to translate все-таки. This is one of them. Just use the right words to convey the slightly-ironic, slightly-irritated tone of the original.

That's why I suggested "realize" and "report".
October 3rd, 2005, 05:54 AM
Анатолий

всё-таки can also mean: anyway, after all; or it could be just an enhancer.

Ты всё-таки пришел! - You have come after all!

Какой-же ты всё-таки жадный! How stingy are you!

Я всё-таки посмотрю этот фильм. - I'll watch this movie, anyway.
October 3rd, 2005, 06:06 AM
ponzu

Right you are, comrade.
October 3rd, 2005, 03:05 PM
fantom605

Biancca, I didn't recognize you because you lack an avatar... :(

If I find a nice one for you that won't attract perverts and weirdos, will you sport it?
-Fantom
October 3rd, 2005, 05:00 PM
Biancca

There I stuck little Sasha back up there.

If you have any avatar suggestions I'm open to ideas.

Thanks everyone for the help with that sentence.
October 3rd, 2005, 05:34 PM
fantom605

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biancca

Thanks everyone for the help with that sentance.

"sentence" :P

Ok, I'll see what I can do. I smell a poll in the future... :D

-Fantom
October 3rd, 2005, 05:51 PM
Biancca

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantom605

"sentence" :P

Ok, I'll see what I can do. I smell a poll in the future... :D

-Fantom

I am such a lame speller :roll: I can hardly communicate

They say it's genetic but both my parents can spell :?:
October 3rd, 2005, 06:07 PM
ReDSanchous

My teachers always recommended me to read more to improve your spelling when I was in school.
October 3rd, 2005, 06:39 PM
Rtyom

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

My teachers always recommended me to read more to improve your spelling when I was in school.

In Russian classes, I remember, we wrote one word again and again. Junior school, I mean.
October 4th, 2005, 05:51 AM
ponzu

Like this?
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/images/GoogleBart.gif
October 4th, 2005, 02:35 PM
Rtyom

:lol: No! ;) This one's from Dogboy's arsenal!.. :)
October 4th, 2005, 04:43 PM
ReDSanchous

Quote:

No! This one's from Dogboy's arsenal!..

How do you know that? Did Dogboy use it once?
October 4th, 2005, 06:06 PM
fantom605

He probably means that sounds like something Dogboy would say if someone asks a dumb question...
-Fantom
October 4th, 2005, 06:57 PM
ReDSanchous

I think you're right! I just didn't think about that. Let's see what Dogboy will say. I quess he'll say that he'd never use it :)
October 5th, 2005, 09:58 AM
net surfer

He can't reply right now, he's on a secret mission. He'll be back soon.
October 5th, 2005, 11:19 AM
Rtyom

Quote:

Originally Posted by net surfer

He can't reply right now, he's on a secret mission. He'll be back soon.

Is it a spetsnaz mission? http://www.spbgu.ru/forums/html/emoticons/huh.gif
October 5th, 2005, 11:27 AM
net surfer

Sure. But I can't give you any information, it's classified.
October 5th, 2005, 11:41 AM
Rtyom

Who classifies it? :o
October 5th, 2005, 11:53 AM
net surfer

The Department of Defense.
October 5th, 2005, 03:03 PM
fantom605

I don't like the DoD. I know they don't like me either, so we stay out of eachother's way... They classify funny things.
-Fantom
October 5th, 2005, 05:41 PM
ReDSanchous

Quote:

I know they don't like me either

How do you know they don't like you either? How did the DoD demostrate its disregard for you? Via televison and mass media? :?:

So Dogboy works for the DoD. We should take advantage of the situation. I'll give it some thought later.
October 5th, 2005, 06:04 PM
fantom605

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

How do you know they don't like you either? How did the DoD demostrate its disregard for you? Via televison and mass media? :?:

Not exactly... let's just say they expressed their dislike for me in a much more personal manner... There was some... unpleasantness... :|

-Fantom
October 5th, 2005, 06:30 PM
Rtyom

Come on! Have you read my friendly sketch of Dogboy?! I think his mission is hanging at a local bar. ;)

P.S. I'm too strange these days. Dogboy, I'm sorry for getting at'cha so much.