RE: [SEELANGS] translation of îôèöèîç

[Kirill Sereda]

Ofitsiozny is not "unofficial," it means "supporting the official line, often in the disguise of an unofficial media outlet."
Kirill Sereda

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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] translation of îôèöèîç


le 12/03/03 23:10, Alina Israeli à aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU a écrit :

>> Could anyone help with translating the terms официоз/официозный into 
>> English?
> 
> How about "officialdom" for the first one?

официозный = unofficial
офицуоз is "some unofficial organization". Seems to me just the contrary of "officialdom"?

Georges

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