May 30, 2019 17:15
4 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Russian term
Russian Federation
Простыня
Russian to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Slang
Имеется ввиду простыня текста (longread). Нужно с одной стороны использовать менее формальное слово, чтобы сохранить интонацию автора, а с другой, стандартное walla text - это как-то уж слишком неформально для обучающего курса (который я перевожу).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | unbroken block of text (old-fashioned), wall of text (modern) |
Rachel Douglas
|
| 4 | longform (story) |
rns
|
| 3 | (long) sheet of text |
Mikhail Kropotov
|
| 3 | wallpaper |
Mikhail Zavidin
|
Proposed translations
3 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
220
Selected
unbroken block of text (old-fashioned), wall of text (modern)
Are you saying that "walla text" is a common expression? Like "Walla Walla, Washington, and Kalamazoo?" Anyway, I've never heard it until just now. Maybe it's a "transcribed" version of "wall of text," which is an Internet-era expression for what we used to call when I worked as a typesetter in New York City 40 years ago "an unbroken block [chunk/swath/section/expanse] of text."
Note from asker:
| I saw this 'walla text' in Internet chats, but I didn't know it actually means 'wall of text' (and it didn't even come to my mind). This is exactly the expression I needed. Thank you, you're gorgeous! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 hrs
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
488
(long) sheet of text
с другой стороны, Вы сами написали longread, а это слово совсем не русское :)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2019-05-30 19:40:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&client=firefox-b-d...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2019-05-30 19:40:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&client=firefox-b-d...
15 hrs
longform (story)
or longpage, longsheet if you need the physical thing.
https://www.google.com/search?q=longread longform
https://www.google.com/search?q=longread longform
15 mins
Mikhail Zavidin
Native in Russian
The key thing is: be a perfectionist.
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
22
wallpaper
+
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 час (2019-05-31 08:42:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
wallpaper file — проф. «простыня»
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 час (2019-05-31 08:42:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
wallpaper file — проф. «простыня»
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Boris Shapiro
: Странно. Не припомню, чтобы сталкивался с таким употреблением. // Но уместен ли здесь профессиональный жаргон?.. // Автор вопроса пояснила, что хотела менее формальное слово. Что не то же самое что профессиональный жаргонизм.
49 mins
|
|
Для непрофессионала действительно может показаться странным. Словарный сленговый термин.//О нем и речь. См. подкатегорию вопроса.
|
Something went wrong...