Mar 23, 2013 13:06
11 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Bulgarian to English
никто не поставит двойку
Russian to English
Other
Government / Politics
Вообще, когда мы иногда задаём вопрос «Почему они до сих пор не сделали ЭТОЪ?», более правильной формулировкой может оказаться «Откуда и как они могли узнать и понять, что надо делать ЭТОЪ». Была ли у них возможность узнать об ЭТОМЪ и понять, что надо делать именно так?
Поясним этот момент рассказом о том, как выглядит воспитание кадров с формально экономическим образованием. Большинство учится на факультете политэкономии университета им. Ким Ир Сена (Кимдэ), где дают смесь чучхе и советской политэкономии 1960-х. Кроме того, ***никто не поставит двойку*** сыну руководителя высокого ранга.
I'm mystified. Could it mean something like, "Nobody second-guesses the boss's son"? It's from an article about how North Koreans see things.
Поясним этот момент рассказом о том, как выглядит воспитание кадров с формально экономическим образованием. Большинство учится на факультете политэкономии университета им. Ким Ир Сена (Кимдэ), где дают смесь чучхе и советской политэкономии 1960-х. Кроме того, ***никто не поставит двойку*** сыну руководителя высокого ранга.
I'm mystified. Could it mean something like, "Nobody second-guesses the boss's son"? It's from an article about how North Koreans see things.
Proposed translations
+8
15 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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108
Selected
fail
Двойка is a failing grade, and to give someone an F is to fail them.
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-03-23 13:21:56 GMT)
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No one wants to fail the son of ...
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Note added at 15 mins (2013-03-23 13:21:56 GMT)
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No one wants to fail the son of ...
Peer comment(s):
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Simon Geoghegan
: I would probably say: "No-one is going to fail the son of a high ranking boss"
5 mins
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| agree |
Anton Konashenok
1 hr
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| agree |
Judith Hehir
1 hr
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| agree |
propella (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Sasha Spencer
4 hrs
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| agree |
Tatiana Lammers
7 hrs
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| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: Concisely: Nobody flunks the son of a high-ranking official.
12 hrs
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cyhul
3 days 19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Not having been under the Russian grading system, it usually doesn't even come to mind. "
8 mins
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Works in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
no teacher (ever) will dare give an F grade to *
No mystery here..))
It is just that they are to scared to give a bad grade to sons of important people.
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Note added at 10 mins (2013-03-23 13:16:15 GMT)
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*too scared - sorry for this typo
It is just that they are to scared to give a bad grade to sons of important people.
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Note added at 10 mins (2013-03-23 13:16:15 GMT)
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*too scared - sorry for this typo
9 hrs
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Specializes in field
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
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12
hardly anyone would run the risk of disclosing that X is not the bright head he pretends to be, or:
nobody would dare to give X bad marks
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