Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
область
English translation:
oblast
Added to glossary by
Alexander Grabowski
Feb 27, 2018 13:53
6 yrs ago
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область
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Как правильно переводить наименования областей?
Ивановская обл. -- Ivanovo Oblast? the Ivanovo Oblast? the Ivanovo Region? the Ivanovo Oblast region? ....?
Укажите, пжст, ссылку на какой-либо авторитетный гайд,
Спасибо заранее!
Ивановская обл. -- Ivanovo Oblast? the Ivanovo Oblast? the Ivanovo Region? the Ivanovo Oblast region? ....?
Укажите, пжст, ссылку на какой-либо авторитетный гайд,
Спасибо заранее!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | oblast |
Vladyslav Golovaty
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| 4 +2 | region/area/territory/zone |
Ravindra Godbole
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| 4 | region, area |
Sergey Riazanov
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References
| Oblast - Wikipedia |
Lazyt3ch
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Proposed translations
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1 min
Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
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Related KudoZ points
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8
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oblast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemerovo_Oblast
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Note added at 2 days 20 hrs (2018-03-02 10:18:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Большое спасибо, Александр!
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Note added at 2 days 20 hrs (2018-03-02 10:18:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Большое спасибо, Александр!
Peer comment(s):
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Vladimir Alekseev, MCIL
: таки-да! Oblast, только без the, конечно. Хотя варианты с region вполне употребимы и частотны, если нет необходимости придерживаться излишне формального стиля. Однако с формальной точки зрения Oblast и region - это разные вещи.
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именно так, Владимир! Спасибо.
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Thank you very much, Turdimurod!
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Jack Doughty
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Thank you very much, Jack!
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Lazyt3ch
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Thank you very much, Rashid!
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Mikhail Popov
: Мы же не говорим регион Оклахома, а говорим штат (state). Поскольку специального перевода слова ОБЛАСТЬ на английский пока не придумали, то пишем OBLAST
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резонно, Михаил, спасибо!
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Cornelius Gillen
: Oblast with capital O
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yes, Cornelius, thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо!"
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17 mins
Ravindra Godbole
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region/area/territory/zone
it depends on the context
Peer comment(s):
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Lazyt3ch
: Sorry, but “area” and “zone” won’t do in this context.
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Vadim Khazin
: Ivanovo Region (capitalized)
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7 hrs
Sergey Riazanov
Ukraine
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Ukraine
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region, area
Region - when you speak about some territory around the city that belongs to it and is under its jurisdiction.
Area - when you speak about direction in some human's occupation, like science or psychology.
Area - when you speak about direction in some human's occupation, like science or psychology.
Example sentence:
At 4 am we crossed the border of Moscow region.
He was an expert in many areas of knowledge.
Reference comments
11 hrs
Reference:
Oblast - Wikipedia
An oblast <...> is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
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The word "oblast" is a loanword in English,[1] but it is, nevertheless, often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region". The last translation may lead to confusion, because "raion" may be used for other kinds of administrative subdivision, which may be translated as "region" or "district", depending on the context.
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The word "oblast" is a loanword in English,[1] but it is, nevertheless, often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region". The last translation may lead to confusion, because "raion" may be used for other kinds of administrative subdivision, which may be translated as "region" or "district", depending on the context.
Reference:
Discussion
Извиняюсь, а почему без артикля-то? Мне неоднократно попадались варианты с артиклем на вполне себе нативных сайтах (см. примеры ниже).
Гуглоссылки:
"in the * Oblast" site:nytimes.com
https://www.google.com/q="in the * Oblast" site:nytimes.com
"in the * Oblast" site:economist.com
https://www.google.com/search?q="in the * Oblast" site:econo...
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