Jun 11, 2003 09:51
21 yrs ago
English term
Ukraine
Interpreting in Zaporizhzhia and beyond
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
Beam me up, Scottie!
Non-PRO
English
Other
Could you, please, explain me what all this phrase means
Responses
| 4 +12 | it's from Star Trek |
Sarah Ponting
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| 4 +3 | Get me out of this situation |
DGK T-I
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| 4 +2 | "Get me out of here!" |
jerrie
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+12
3 mins
Selected
it's from Star Trek
the crew aboard the Starship Enterprise used a teleporter and asked "Scottie" to "beam them up" when they were ready to use it
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Note added at 2003-06-11 09:56:27 (GMT)
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\"Scientists say they\'ve managed to send a message using the same principles as the Star Trek teleporter.
The Australian team used a process called quantum entanglement to transport the laser beam message.
They were able to disassemble an encrypted beam and simultaneously recreate a replica a metre away.
Research physicist Dr Ping Koy Lam told The Australian the breakthrough could have a major impact on computers and communications. He says the team hasn\'t worked out how to \'beam up\' a human yet, but Star Trek-style teleporting could be possible in the future.\"
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_609251.html
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Note added at 2003-06-11 09:58:51 (GMT)
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As Mary says, people use it to say \"Get me out of here\", as it would be very useful to have a Scottie ready to take you elsewhere whenever the fancy takes you :-)
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Note added at 2003-06-11 09:56:27 (GMT)
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\"Scientists say they\'ve managed to send a message using the same principles as the Star Trek teleporter.
The Australian team used a process called quantum entanglement to transport the laser beam message.
They were able to disassemble an encrypted beam and simultaneously recreate a replica a metre away.
Research physicist Dr Ping Koy Lam told The Australian the breakthrough could have a major impact on computers and communications. He says the team hasn\'t worked out how to \'beam up\' a human yet, but Star Trek-style teleporting could be possible in the future.\"
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_609251.html
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Note added at 2003-06-11 09:58:51 (GMT)
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As Mary says, people use it to say \"Get me out of here\", as it would be very useful to have a Scottie ready to take you elsewhere whenever the fancy takes you :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank u very much!"
+3
4 mins
Get me out of this situation
Get me out of this situation
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Note added at 2003-06-11 10:02:07 (GMT)
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I was going to explain about Star Trek (where it is taken from - Scottie being the chief engineer in charge of the \"transporter system\" which almost instantaneously moves crew or objects between the starship Enterprise and any other location within \"transporter range\", typically other space ships or planet surfaces.
Also used very widely to have the meaning I have just given, because Star Trek is so widely (dare I say it, universally :-) known.
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Note added at 2003-06-11 10:11:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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From time to time, the UK newspapers still report incidents where eccentric, humourous (or other) defendants in court look up at the ceiling and say \"beam me up Scottie\" (although it is not recommended that you do this yourself, if you are ever in that situation in an English speaking court, unless you actually do have a \"matter transporter system\" to teleport you out of trouble).
Scottie was of scottish extraction (possibly American scottish).
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Note added at 2003-06-11 16:40:48 (GMT) Post-grading
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I have no knowledge (yet) of where Scottie or the actor who played him (no, he was real) came from - but a heretical thought occurs to me. He might even have been Canadian (just another possibility) - some Canadians to this day are difficult to distinguish from some Scots & some New Zealanders, because of the large Scots migration that played a part in the history of both countries.
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Note added at 2003-06-11 10:02:07 (GMT)
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I was going to explain about Star Trek (where it is taken from - Scottie being the chief engineer in charge of the \"transporter system\" which almost instantaneously moves crew or objects between the starship Enterprise and any other location within \"transporter range\", typically other space ships or planet surfaces.
Also used very widely to have the meaning I have just given, because Star Trek is so widely (dare I say it, universally :-) known.
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Note added at 2003-06-11 10:11:58 (GMT) Post-grading
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From time to time, the UK newspapers still report incidents where eccentric, humourous (or other) defendants in court look up at the ceiling and say \"beam me up Scottie\" (although it is not recommended that you do this yourself, if you are ever in that situation in an English speaking court, unless you actually do have a \"matter transporter system\" to teleport you out of trouble).
Scottie was of scottish extraction (possibly American scottish).
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Note added at 2003-06-11 16:40:48 (GMT) Post-grading
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I have no knowledge (yet) of where Scottie or the actor who played him (no, he was real) came from - but a heretical thought occurs to me. He might even have been Canadian (just another possibility) - some Canadians to this day are difficult to distinguish from some Scots & some New Zealanders, because of the large Scots migration that played a part in the history of both countries.
Peer comment(s):
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Alaa Zeineldine
: Yes, the answer is complete with Sarah's explanation.
3 mins
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Thank you Alaa :-)
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| agree |
Christopher Crockett
: Yes, that's the common usage, usually with the emphesis which Jerry suggests. Do you really think that Scottie was an American ?? Pretty thick accent, there.
6 hrs
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Thank you Christopher. Scottie certainly had a thick scots accent, and looked Scots.I'm not sure whether he was Scots American or Scots British.Scots often keep their accents more persistantly than other people from the UK when they emigrate.I wonder :-)
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Refugio
: I think the reason Scottie was conceived as a Scot was to attribute to him the (stereotypical} thrift and creative ingenuity to make do with less in times of great need. Also the charming personality, of course!
6 hrs
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Beautifully put. It's just occurred to me that Dr.McCoy(sp?)had a Scottish or Scots-Irish name, but he is from a different tradition :-)
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6 mins
"Get me out of here!"
Instantaneous travel via the 'teleporter'.
This has become a bit of catchphrase (whether you're a Trekkie or not).
I use it at the start of a long journey (13 hours of hassle and tedium ahead)...'just beam me up Scottie'.
This has become a bit of catchphrase (whether you're a Trekkie or not).
I use it at the start of a long journey (13 hours of hassle and tedium ahead)...'just beam me up Scottie'.
Peer comment(s):
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Alaa Zeineldine
: This too.
1 min
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| agree |
Christopher Crockett
: Yes, that's the current usage, but with even great emphasis : "GET ME THE HELL OUT OF THIS SITUATION !! / LEMME OUTTA HERE !!"
6 hrs
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