" слизано"
Peter Scotto
pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU
Fri Jul 18 14:02:32 UTC 2014
Or maybe "stripped"
Peter Scotto
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Mikhail Lipyanskiy <mlermontov at rcn.com>
wrote:
> how about something like "lapped"
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> *Subject:* [SEELANGS] "слизано"
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> Dear colleagues,
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> I need help with translating a line from Gastev's "Pack of Orders":
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> "Тридцать лбов слизано - люди в брак."
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> From the context, the general idea seems sufficiently clear: thirty (newly
> manufactured) people are to be rejected (by quality control) because their
> foreheads have not come out right. But how would you translate the reason
> for this? To my mind, something analogous to слизанный болт is intended
> here, but I am not sure what the proper English rendition should be.
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> Your suggestions are very welcome,
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> PP
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