Thread: Why I love (and hate) dating Russian men (article)

Originally Posted by Marcus

Что за бред?!

Золотым билетом?

Marcus, the original text is in English.

The translation sucks as is customary with most of the material translated from other languages into Russian on Russian sites. Even yesterday i've repeatedly seen the word "стрелок" on Russian websites featuring news on mass shooting at Navy Yard in Washington DC. That's how they had translated the word 'gunman'/'shooter'. This sounds absolutely stupid as "стрелок" in Russian is used to indicate a person who shoots for sports, hunting, as a soldier who is operating a gun in cavalry vehicles, tanks, or aircraft, and also it is used to describe a marksman. The examples like that really abound in Russian articles on the internet. So I prefer the material in the original language. Especially those who learn Russian might want to avoid reading such translated material of dubious quality.

Originally Posted by alexsms

Marcus, the original text is in English.

The translation sucks as is customary with most of the material translated from other languages into Russian on Russian sites. Even yesterday i've repeatedly seen the word "стрелок" on Russian websites featuring news on mass shooting at Navy Yard in Washington DC. That's how they had translated the word 'gunman'/'shooter'. This sounds absolutely stupid as "стрелок" in Russian is used to indicate a person who shoots for sports, hunting, as a soldier who is operating a gun in cavalry vehicles, tanks, or aircraft, and also it is used to describe a marksman. The examples like that really abound in Russian articles on the internet. So I prefer the material in the original language. Especially those who learn Russian might want to avoid reading such translated material of dubious quality.

Общие слова, не имеющие отношения к моим комментариям.

The disintegration of male hygiene and work ethic that occurs when there is (by some counts) a 3:1 female:male ratio should be noted by anthropologists worldwide.

Какие еще "some counts"?! Есть же официальная статистика по количеству мужчин и женщин в России в каждом возрасте на каждый год. Из нее четко видно, что мужчин больше в возрасте до 30, женщин - после. 3:1 - это соотношение годам к 80.

Originally Posted by alexsms

... This sounds absolutely stupid as "стрелок" in Russian is used to indicate a person who shoots for sports, hunting, as a soldier who is operating a gun in cavalry vehicles, tanks, or aircraft, and also it is used to describe a marksman...

СТРЕЛОК, -лка.л<. 1. Человек, который умеет стрелять; тот, кто стреляет. Стрелок из пистолета, из лука. Искусный стрелок 2. Военнослужащий стрелковых или мотострелковых войск. Горный стрелок Стрелок-гранатомётчик. 3. Военнослужащий, ведущий огонь из танка или с самолёта. Башенный стрелок Стрелок-радист. 4. Служащий военизированной охраны.

Многоократно встречал употребление этого слова к ответственным за криминальную стрельбу, стрельбу по неосторожности и даже попытки самоубийства из огнестрела. Никаких возражений не вызывало. Стрелок - тот, кто стрелял/стреляет.