Oct 23, 2015 16:24
8 yrs ago
English term
United States
Service, quality, discretion, teamwork
Native in: English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Kurdish to English, and 3 more.
Volunteers
English to Russian
Other
Military / Defense
Russian term for personnel \"Volunteers\"
Greetings... privyet...
(This borrowed laptop displays Russian text, but does not enable word-processing into Russian script)
Asking on behalf of a friend.
What is the current prevalent term used in Russian-language media to refer to "volunteers" when news articles discuss Russian Army military personnel who take ordinary leave and then serve as "volunteers" during regional operations, such as those in Crimea and near Ukraine?
Is the current term:
[1] Dobrovol'tstii?
[2] Dobrovol'nikii?
[3] Some other term?
"Ochen' spasibo" in advance for any helpful clarification of the corect term.
My direct e-mail address is < [email protected] >.
Today is Friday, October 23, 2015.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
Senior veteran Arabic linguist
San Pedro, California
(This borrowed laptop displays Russian text, but does not enable word-processing into Russian script)
Asking on behalf of a friend.
What is the current prevalent term used in Russian-language media to refer to "volunteers" when news articles discuss Russian Army military personnel who take ordinary leave and then serve as "volunteers" during regional operations, such as those in Crimea and near Ukraine?
Is the current term:
[1] Dobrovol'tstii?
[2] Dobrovol'nikii?
[3] Some other term?
"Ochen' spasibo" in advance for any helpful clarification of the corect term.
My direct e-mail address is < [email protected] >.
Today is Friday, October 23, 2015.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
Senior veteran Arabic linguist
San Pedro, California
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +2 | see |
Maxim Olshin
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| 5 | 1. добровольцы 2. волонтёры |
Erzsébet Czopyk
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Change log
Oct 23, 2015 16:46: GaryG changed "Language pair" from "Russian to English" to "English to Russian"
Proposed translations
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Maxim Olshin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
EnglishRussian professional translator
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
, Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
see
Добровольцы, generally, but also отпускники (somewhat jokingly/derogatorily)
Peer comment(s):
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Andrey Kozhushko
: Agree, but please see discussion
2 days 5 hrs
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Thanks!
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sparta1978
: good options.
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
sworn translator, linguist, DPO
Native in: Hungarian (Variant: Hungary) 
Works in: Russian to Hungarian, Hungarian to Russian, Latvian to Russian, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
1. добровольцы 2. волонтёры
Доброволец — Википедия
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Доброволец
5 Близкие по смыслу понятия; 6 См. также ... Добровольцы — в годы Гражданской войны в России — одно из самоназваний белогвардейцев.
Военное дело - Имена собственные - Телевизионные и художественные ...
Волонтёрство — Википедия
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Волонтёрство
Добровольцы, с точки зрения закона Российской Федерации ... деятельность в русском языке часто подменяют понятие «общественная деятельность», ...
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-10-23 16:31:45 GMT)
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I missed the part of "when news articles discuss Russian Army military personnel who take ordinary leave" - this is the first meaning, the second is, for example, working for the Red Cross or charity
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Доброволец
5 Близкие по смыслу понятия; 6 См. также ... Добровольцы — в годы Гражданской войны в России — одно из самоназваний белогвардейцев.
Военное дело - Имена собственные - Телевизионные и художественные ...
Волонтёрство — Википедия
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Волонтёрство
Добровольцы, с точки зрения закона Российской Федерации ... деятельность в русском языке часто подменяют понятие «общественная деятельность», ...
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-10-23 16:31:45 GMT)
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I missed the part of "when news articles discuss Russian Army military personnel who take ordinary leave" - this is the first meaning, the second is, for example, working for the Red Cross or charity
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