translation of obmorok na nogakh?

Mon Jul 28 17:25:42 UTC 2008

Dear Robert, Jerry and Oleg,

sorry for the lack of context, just afraid of writing too much. Here it is:
Yulia Golova has seen what she thinks is a ghost of an old man in the 
corridor of the communal apartment in which she lives.  The next day, her 
neighbor Nikita questions her about what she saw, including how the ghost 
was dressed, to which she replies:
-- Одет он был странно, это я помню точно.
-- Что значит -- странно?  Не по моде, что ли?
--Да нет, не чтобы не по моде. Просто странно, то есть не по-современному. 
Вообще, по-моему, он был в Форме, потому что я отлично помню светлые 
металлические пуговицы и еще то ли орден, то ли медаль...
-- А знаете, на кого смахивает нарисованный вами портрет? ... На прапорщика 
Остроумова, который застрелился у нас в квартире!...
-- Послушайте, Никита, неужели вы серьезно верите в привидения?
-- Да я бы рад в них не верить, но ведь вы-то видели что-то в этом роде, да 
еще в мундире старинного образца!...
--Это могло быть и не привидение вовсе, а просто чужой человек, который 
забрался в нашу квартиру.  Даже это могло быть не привидение и не чужой 
человек, а обморок на ногах.
--Что же касается обморока на ногах, то, думаю, видение ваше было слишком 
живописно для обморока на ногах.
-- Что да, то да; я его прямо как сейчас вижу...
Sorry if i've given you too much now, thanks for the suggestions you've all 
already given me, any others would be great.
Thanks again,
Krystyna
----- 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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