opposite of an expression

[Sarah Hurst]

Thanks! I had come up with "Black's position isn't in serious jeopardy". Maybe "difficult to assail" is better and what's more keeps it vaguer...

Sarah

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Petre Petrov
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 2:58 PM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] opposite of an expression

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
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Hurst" <sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 6:19 PM
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 
> here:
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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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