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Aug 11, 2009 17:30
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
приобретенный уже в побитом судьбой состоянии
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
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I'm not sure how to translate this. Here's the context:
"Из прежних знакомых заходил ко мне теперь только Ян, а единственным близким другом моим стал в тот период телевизор "Адвэнчурэр". я вспоминаю его пыльное пластиковое серое тельце, как тело друга... "Адвэнчурэр" благожелательно внимал мне - мой маленький дешевый друг, приобретенный уже в побитом судьбой состоянии за двадцатку, и развлекал меня, как мог."
Thanks
I'm not sure how to translate this. Here's the context:
"Из прежних знакомых заходил ко мне теперь только Ян, а единственным близким другом моим стал в тот период телевизор "Адвэнчурэр". я вспоминаю его пыльное пластиковое серое тельце, как тело друга... "Адвэнчурэр" благожелательно внимал мне - мой маленький дешевый друг, приобретенный уже в побитом судьбой состоянии за двадцатку, и развлекал меня, как мог."
Thanks
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7 mins
Tatiana Lammers
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
Experience and Quality
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
16
That TV-set was a second-hand thing that I bought for 20$
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12 mins
already shabby at the time, when it was bought
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30 mins
Victor Zagria
Native in Russian
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
was purchased in "has-known-better-days" condition
sic
36 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
already in a deplorable state when I bought it for twenty ... Or: see below
if you want to maintain the irony of the source text, you may resort to "showing obvious signs of its having been buffetted by fate"
+1
39 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
666
acquired for a twenty in the waning years of his life
I'd really want to keep the human touch the author imparts to this inanimate object.
2 hrs
Lina Episheva
Georgia
Georgia
Native in English
Georgia
Interpreter/Translator
Native in: English , Georgian
Works in: English to Georgian, English to Russian, Georgian to English, and 3 more.
my little hoary old friend that I acquired for as little as 20$
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sorry, I wanted to write - for as low as 20$
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sorry, I wanted to write - for as low as 20$
6 hrs
that had been through things by the time I bought it
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7 hrs
purchased when it already the worse for wear
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when it *was* already...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-08-12 01:23:43 GMT)
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when it *was* already...
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