real English?

[Goloviznin Konstantin]

Oh God, "Toropyjka byl golodniy - proglotil utug holodniy" :)

it should be "it's in NEED of time" !!!

> 
> Goloviznin Konstantin wrote:
> 
> > Dear Seelangers.
> > 
> > The phrase "It takes time" is translated into Russian as "Dlya etogo
> > nujno vremya". But making a back translation imposing only condition
> > to be closest to "word-to-word" translation I got that - "It's in of
> > time". Is this translation real English (imho, "smells" like real) or
> > still "disguised" Russian.
> 
> No, "it's in of time" is not real English, it's a sequence of English 
> words assembled in a way that makes no sense and bears only the 
> slightest resemblance to our grammar.
> 
> In general, word-for-word translation is bad translation, and we have a 
> perfect example here.
> 
> > The same concern has appeared for the couple "Rukoy podat" and "at a
> > throw of a hand". If this is far from the idea of "not far from here" could
> > you point me what this "throw ..." associated in meaning with?
> 
> I'm not familiar with "at a throw of a hand"; perhaps it's British or 
> something. We do have a phrase "a stone's throw from (somewhere)" 
> meaning "near (somewhere)," but your listener will have to be 
> exceptionally insightful to guess that from "at a throw of a hand."
> 
> I suggest you find another source for your translations; this one is not 
> serving you well.
> 
> -- 
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> --
> Paul B. Gallagher
> pbg translations, inc.
> "Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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