Mar 1, 2007 13:58
17 yrs ago
Russian term

слотербол - кровавый спорт

Russian to English Tech/Engineering Computers (general) компьютерная игра
Помогите с переводом этой фразы. Контекст такой:В череде тяжёлых будней жители ищут возможность развлечься и находят её на трибунах стадионов слотербола - кровавого спорта. Честно говоря даже не знаю как слотербол можно перевести. ПОМОГИТЕ!!!

Discussion

Kalaus Mar 1, 2007:
Почему же калька? Заимствование -- да, но не калька.
Vitaly Kisin Mar 1, 2007:
Так ведь это калька с английского...

Proposed translations

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Slaughterball is a bloody sport

Slaughterball

Slaughterball was invented around 1985 and has been developed into a ... Slaughterball is mostly a very painful activity, so vast quantities of beer is ...

http://iwarson.com/isf/slastory.htm

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&client=firefox-a&...
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty : I found the same information and posted it as an answer, but I've deleted it as it was later than yours.
6 mins
hi, Jack ! thank you very much for your comment !
agree Irene N
11 mins
Спасибо, Ирина !
agree Vanda Nissen
1 hr
спасибо, Ванда !
agree Vladimir Dubisskiy
2 hrs
Спасибо, Владимир !
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+2
2 mins

slaughterball

slaughterball
Peer comment(s):

agree Vitali Stanisheuski : ну или так как у вас - слитно, как football, volleyball
1 min
agree Vladimir Dubisskiy
2 hrs
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2 mins

slaughter ball

slaughter ball
slaughter - резня по-английски

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-03-01 14:01:18 GMT)
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какой-то обратный перевод выходит
Peer comment(s):

agree tanyazst : во-во. хотела еще добавить, что "буквально" так и переводится :)
1 min
Спасибо! хи-хи, одновременно ответили, одновременно обменялись любезностями.
agree Vladimir Dubisskiy
2 hrs
Спасибо!
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slaughterball - bloody sport

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11 mins

the bloody sport of slaughterball

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Peer comment(s):

agree Irene N
6 mins
Thanks, Irene.
agree Roman Bardachev
1 hr
Thanks, Roman.
agree Vladimir Dubisskiy
2 hrs
Thanks, Vladimir.
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slaughterball - blood sport

Bloodsport or blood sport is a term commonly used by social reformers to ... Under the influence of animal welfare activists, the term blood sport has been ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sport

"blood sport" is the traditional term for a sport involving cruelty - usually inflicted on animals - and the spilling of blood.

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Note added at 37 mins (2007-03-01 14:36:02 GMT)
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With a touch of irony, it could be applied to slaughterball.
Peer comment(s):

agree tatyana000 : There's an old Jean Claude Van Damme martial arts movie called "Blood Sport" and it doesn't involve animals. I think it just has to be cruel, as the name slaughterball implies.
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Thank you. Dictionary definitions of "blood sport(s)" tend to say that it involves animals, but of course the term can be applied metaphorically, or humorously, to cruel sports generally.
agree Mikhail Kropotov
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