Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 17, 2002 05:21
21 yrs ago
Russian term
небожитель
Russian to English
Other
Anthropology
anthropology
...to communicate with the world of NEBOZHITELEY and the human world simultaneously
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | celestial being |
marfus
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| 4 | Olympian |
Yakov Tomara
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| 4 | heaven inhabitants |
lyolya
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Selected
celestial being
=v=
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:33:51 (GMT)
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helpful alternatives:
\"beings in the Upper World\" and \"Upper World\" could prove very usable when speaking in general terms or in polytheistic SETTINGS
\"The beings in the Upper World had the bodies of humans but the heads of ravens...\"
wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/instructor/aadja-01.html
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:47:07 (GMT)
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To Mr Tomara: I assume the Asker\'s source to be a scientific paper dealing with mythology, and thus the need for accurate descriptive terms, not those of metaphorical potential (if the latter IS the case i\'d support your serendipitous Olimpian thing, i really like it)
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:33:51 (GMT)
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helpful alternatives:
\"beings in the Upper World\" and \"Upper World\" could prove very usable when speaking in general terms or in polytheistic SETTINGS
\"The beings in the Upper World had the bodies of humans but the heads of ravens...\"
wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/instructor/aadja-01.html
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:47:07 (GMT)
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To Mr Tomara: I assume the Asker\'s source to be a scientific paper dealing with mythology, and thus the need for accurate descriptive terms, not those of metaphorical potential (if the latter IS the case i\'d support your serendipitous Olimpian thing, i really like it)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 mins
Yakov Tomara
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Over 14 years in international trade
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 3 more.
Olympian
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:26:57 (GMT)
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\'world of NEBOZHITELEY\' may also be rendered as \'heavenly world\'
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:34:44 (GMT)
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A note to Marfus\' note :-)
The text is rather ironical, I presume, and in such context Olympian IMHO would perfectly fit. If however the author does seriously consider the ties between the supernatural world and the ours, we should indeed translate literally and then NEBOZHITEL\' is a \'heavenly being\'
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:36:42 (GMT)
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Or \'celestial being\' as suggested below by Marfus
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Note added at 2002-09-17 07:47:54 (GMT) Post-grading
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Ah yes, I\'ve simply took no notice of the previous question :-))
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:26:57 (GMT)
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\'world of NEBOZHITELEY\' may also be rendered as \'heavenly world\'
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:34:44 (GMT)
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A note to Marfus\' note :-)
The text is rather ironical, I presume, and in such context Olympian IMHO would perfectly fit. If however the author does seriously consider the ties between the supernatural world and the ours, we should indeed translate literally and then NEBOZHITEL\' is a \'heavenly being\'
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Note added at 2002-09-17 05:36:42 (GMT)
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Or \'celestial being\' as suggested below by Marfus
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Note added at 2002-09-17 07:47:54 (GMT) Post-grading
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Ah yes, I\'ve simply took no notice of the previous question :-))
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
marfus
: this might only do with reference to Greek pantheon, which is hardly the case here
3 mins
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Thanks for the comment, however this word is often used in the figurative sense.
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30 mins
heaven inhabitants
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