Fw: [SEELANGS] translation of obmorok na nogakh?

[Oleg Pashuk]

Hi Krystina,

More context would sure help... Meanwhile, can you use any of these?

 stunned, taken aback, aghast, horror-stricken, struck all of a heap, stand 
in awe of, petrified, frightened to death, breathless, faint-hearted.

Cheers,
Oleg Pashuk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Chandler" <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] translation of obmorok na nogakh?


> Dear Krystyna,
>
> Now that you have made the situation a bit clearer (you did not explain
> things enough in your first letter!), let me suggest something like, 'I 
> must
> have been seeing things!'
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> But it would help to have the complete sentence in Russian, and sentences
> before and after.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Robert
>
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>> Dear Oleg,
>> thanks for your quick reply and your suggestions are good ones, very 
>> clear
>> and I will keep them in mind; the only thing is that the character 
>> doesn't
>> actually fall in a faint, or even wobble, rather she just sees what looks
>> like a ghost and screams, but stays on her feet.  Thanks also for the
>> multitran link, I use it all the time.  Thanks again,
>> Krystyna
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Oleg Pashuk" <pashuk at KNOLOGY.NET>
>> To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 5:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] translation of obmorok na nogakh?
>>
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I think "обморок на ногах" is the same as "подкосились ноги" which means
>>> "his/her legs gave way beneath him/her," or "his/her legs gave way under
>>> him/her."
>>> (see http://www.multitran.ru/).
>>> I hope it helps.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Oleg Pashuk
>>> pashuk at knology.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Krystyna and Nory Steiger" <steiger at CAN.ROGERS.COM>
>>> To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 5:00 PM
>>> Subject: [SEELANGS] translation of obmorok na nogakh?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Seelangers,
>>>
>>> would anyone happen to know the English equivalent for the term "обморок
>>> на ногах" [obmorok na nogakh] ?  A woman in my P'etsukh work appears to
>>> have seen a ghost, and uses the term in an attempt to explain away the
>>> occurrence.  A friend suggested I use waking/walking faint, and I have
>>> looked into things like waking dreams, lucid dreams, just plain
>>> sleepwaking. It's such a simple term in Russian, I'm hoping not to have 
>>> to
>>> resort to anything too technical in English.  Any suggestions would be
>>> great, on or off list.  I hope my Russian font came through this time.
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Krystyna S.
>>>
>>> Krystyna Steiger, PhD
>>> Literary Translation
>>> steiger at can.rogers.com
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