Отмороженные

[Paul B. Gallagher]

ja tu wrote:

> Отмороженный means wierd in English, implying the person does not
> want to deal or associate with something or somebody. Note: the word
> мороз comes from Greek. The literal English equivalent for it is
> morose.

There must be a typo here -- English "weird" has nothing to do with 
отмороженный or with unwillingness to socialize. As used in contemporary 
American English, it's something like странный, непонятный, причудливый, 
фантастический. In the mouth of a person who favors conformity, it can 
be pejorative ("he has some weird ideas so I avoid him"), but for most 
it just means something's off the beaten track, highly unusual or different.

What word did you have in mind? "Aloof," "stand-offish," "reclusive"?

-- 
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--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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