Goloviznin's 2 transl. queries + etym. query

[Prof Steven P Hill]

Dear colleagues and Mr Goloviznin:

1.  For the 1st query,   I suggest either "in a trance"   or "in a 
trance-like state."  But definitely NOT "entranced," since I think 
that would be something very positive,   along the lines of 
"uvlechennyi" or "vostorzhennyi".   And this latter meaning 
does not seem to be intended in this context..?

2.  For the 2d query ("devushka"),    in the context cited by 
Goloviznin, I strongly suggest "young lady."

P.S.    Is the surname "GOLOVIZNIN" derived from (a) a noun 
"GOLOVIZNA" or (b) from a compound "GOLO- + VIZNA" or
 (c) from some other aggregation of syllables?

Best wishes to all for the holidays,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
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Date: Wed 26 Dec 01:58:06 CST 2007
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Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:04:35 +0600
From: Goloviznin Konstantin <KottCoos at MAIL.RU> 
Subject: Help with translation 

Hello SEELANGers.
Could anyone tell the proper translation into English for Russin:
"СОСТОЯНИЕ ТРАНСА", taken out of the context:
"Когда они прибыли ко мне,
они были словно не от мира сего,
и я заметил,
что они уже были В СОСТОЯНИИ ТРАНСА
и не нуждались во мне".
 
With respect,
 Goloviznin                          mailto:KottCoos at mail.ru
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Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:36:48 -0500
From: David Powelstock <pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU> 
Subject: Re: Help with translation 

"in a state of trance" or, if you want to be pithy, just "in a trance" 
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Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:09:39 -0500
From: Boris Dagaev <boris.dagaev at GMAIL.COM> 
Subject: Re: Help with translation 

even pithier: entranced
e.g.:
"I find myself intranced by the evanescence of life"
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Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:23:39 +0600
From: Goloviznin Konstantin <KottCoos at MAIL.RU> 
Subject: Another bump ... 

Again some help needed for the best "converting" russian "девушка" 
into the same of English for this context: 
Д-р Н.: Вы мужчина или женщина? 
СУБЪЕКТ: Девушка, на самом деле. 
Д-р Н.: Как Вас зовут? 
СУБЪЕКТ: Саманта. Коротко — Сэм. 
Д-р Н.: Где Вы находитесь и что делаете? 
СУБЪЕКТ: Я в своей спальне у туалетного столика и собираюсь на  вечер. 

With respects, 
Goloviznin                          mailto:KottCoos at mail.ru 
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