opposite of an expression
Petre Petrov
ppetrov at PRINCETON.EDU
Mon Feb 15 23:58:10 UTC 2010
I think the general meaning of the expression is "the position is difficult
to assail." Whether this is exactly the wording you choose would depend on
the requirements of the translation.
PP
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From: "Sarah Hurst" <sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET>
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Subject: [SEELANGS] opposite of an expression
> I’ve been trying to translate the following, referring to a chess game:
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> Следующая партия показывает, что при проведении комбинации Ласкера позицию
> чёрных "шапками не закидать"
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> I’ve found some explanation of the expression “Шапками закидаем” – eg
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> http://www.otrezal.ru/catch-words/463.html
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> - so that’s something you’d say to boast about your superiority –
> “we’ll splatter your hats”?
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> And in the sentence does it mean that the black side’s position won’t get
> touched (by the opponent)? What’s a good way of putting this?
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> Thanks for any advice,
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> Sarah Hurst
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