Goloviznin's 2 transl. queries + etym. query

[Boris Dagaev]

Dear professor Steven P Hill,

I purposefully gave a googled example with a spelling mistake
("intranced") as a hint to Mr. Goloviznin that his questions were
elementary (especially in comparison with some recent questions about
Platonov's wording) and rather belonged to proz.com. But I am sure Mr.
Goloviznin does appreciate your thorough help with his, I am guessing,
homework :-)

On Dec 26, 2007 3:31 AM, Prof Steven P Hill <s-hill4 at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> 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.
> ______________________________________________________________
>
> Date: Wed 26 Dec 01:58:06 CST 2007
> From: <LISTSERV at BAMA.UA.EDU>
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> To: "Steven P. Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
>
> 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
> _________________________________________________________
>
> 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"
> ________________________________________________________
>
> 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"
> ______________________________________________________________
>
> 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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