Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Несносный дед (название для ролика)

English translation:

Gramps Misbehaving/Old Troublemaker/A Mischief-in-Chief

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Feb 1, 2017 12:31
7 yrs ago
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Russian term

Несносный дед (название для ролика)

Russian to English Other Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Здравствуйте еще раз. Подскажите, пожалуйста, как лучше перевести название для ролика. Изначально оно принято таким потому, что в нем пожилой нарушитель (хотя, может, и не такой уж пожилой) отбивается от активистов с помощью пневматического пистолета и обещает "достать нож". Вот характерное место в ролике: https://youtu.be/y4rkyyjWSlo?t=23s
Change log

Feb 5, 2017 16:23: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

Discussion

This video plays like a tragicomedy. All the answers (nasty, bad, naughty, obnoxious) recognize and try to capture this fact.
El oso Feb 1, 2017:
@ Asker and those voting for 'misbehave' Please note that the man in the video is brandishing a pistol and threatening the activists with a knife. Would you really describe that kind of conduct as simply "misbehavior"? Come on! I think the word ''misbehave'' is far too weak for this context and doesn't convey the intensity of the situation. Also see the definition of 'misbehave' as it defined by Oxford Dictionary:
(of a person, especially a child) fail to conduct oneself in an acceptable way; behave badly. ''Josh misbehaved, pushing his food off the table''.
That definition doesn't quite fit what we see in the video, does it? :)
PS Nothing personal, MacroJanus, it's just my meticulous nature kicking in ;)

Proposed translations

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22 mins
Selected

Gramps Misbehaving/Old Troublemaker/A Mischief-in-Chief

A few choices for your contemplation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Denis Shepelev : за Old Troublemaker
8 mins
Thank you, Denis.
agree 5555555 (X) : I like Old Troublemaker too.
3 hrs
Thank you, Kimberly. Carpe Diem!
agree Elena Doroshenko : I like the first! I remember "Misbehavers" in Tarantino's "Four rooms")))
3 hrs
Thank you, Elena. One can also make it more colloquially, Gramps misbehavin'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVgL4LJi4Ww
agree LarisaK
4 hrs
Thank you , LarisaK. My best regards.
agree Andrew Tishin : Well, and regardless of critics... 'Gramps Misbehaving' makes people smile (besides participants) and maybe even... watch the video - exactly because of this word choice
7 hrs
Thank you, andrewtishin. Among others, these videos/activisits try to shame the transgressors into behaving in socially responsible manner.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Спасибо!"
4 mins

obnoxious/nasty old man

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+1
4 mins

naughty grandpa (or ganster grandpa)

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Peer comment(s):

agree Denis Shepelev : за Naughty Grandpa
26 mins
спасибо, Денис
neutral danya : для (софт) порн отлично
1 hr
how do we know it's not for porn? What happens after is down to imagination:))
neutral El oso : @ Danya: that's exactly what I thought :)//Actually, we do know that it's not for porn :)
1 hr
how do we know it's not for porn? What happens after is down to imagination:))
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5 mins

Nasty grandpa

:)
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25 mins

old dodderer / nasty geezer

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+1
1 hr

Bad Grandpa

A la Bad Santa the movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/
Peer comment(s):

agree El oso : You might not believe it, but (as I read the question) the first thing that came to my mind was "BAD mother*****" :) Remember the wallet embroidered with those exact words? :)
25 mins
Sam Jackson in his finest role :)
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