Grossman - Mama - teryat' v vese

[Carl Sandstrom]

In this case, "теряют в весе" is just a neutral way to say "they lost
weight."  But keep in mind this was not a desirable result.  The translation
should reflect that these were all bad things that happened.

Carl Sandstrom


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[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Mills
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 11:00 AM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Grossman - Mama - teryat' v vese

In Czech, ves can be village.  Could it be as simple as that?



On 1/1/10, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>
> The following is from the story 'Mama'.  The story was probably written in
> 1960, but this section is set in the mid- or late-1950s.
>
>   Говорили, что в домах отдыха  некоторые  девушки позволяют  себе
лишнее,
> гуляют по ночам,  теряют в весе,  а в мужских комнатах народ
> пьянствует,  не
> соблюдает мертвый час, режется в карты.
>
> I am not sure how literally to understand 'teryayut v vese'.
>

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