Fortochka

[Richard Robin]

In the U.S. we actually used to have форточки, not in apartments, but in
cars manufactured before air conditioning became standard equipment. Until
the mid-1960s, I guess, cars had a little triangular window on driver's
side. We always called that the vent window. Does that work?

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Seth Graham <s.graham at ssees.ucl.ac.uk>wrote:

> A word used sparingly in English: transom.  In palaces it is referred to as
> a 'king's transom'.  :  ]
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Seth
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> -----Original Message----- From: Natasha S. Randall
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:44 AM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Fortochka
>
> Dear Seelangers,
>
> Has anyone ever had any good ideas for translating the Russian word
> _fortochka_ ?
>
> Small window, upper window, small inner window hatch... um, I'm stumped. I
> feel a translation for it on the tip of my tongue but I can't seem to spit
> it out...
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Natasha Randall
> Translator
>
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Richard M. Robin
Director Russian Language Program
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-7081

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