Feb 21, 2017 14:26
7 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Сырная душа
Russian to English
Bus/Financial
Food & Drink
Title of an article in a business magazine about an Italian who has set up a cheese-making business in Moscow. I want to avoid the adjective "cheesy", because though it can be just a simple adjective from cheese (cheesy taste, for instance) it far more often has negative implications (deplorable, unfashionable, in poor taste, etc), so I can't call the guy (if you take it as being applied to him) as a "cheesy soul" or "cheesy spirit". I could take a more general approach and call it "Spirit of Cheese", I suppose, but that sound like an alcoholic drink produced from cheese. Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | [the ultimate] Cheese Lover |
danya
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| 5 | Cheese Fan |
Proftranslation LSP Anastasiia Shust
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| 3 +2 | Say, ' Cheese!', Moscow |
fedarchuka
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| 3 +1 | turophile |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 4 | Formaggio Uomo |
Ilan Rubin (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
2 mins
Selected
[the ultimate] Cheese Lover
or The Cheese-Loving Soul, if you want to keep the reference to душа
Peer comment(s):
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SirReaL
: In Love with Cheese
1 min
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always take some to Love :)
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The Misha
: or For the Love of Cheese, to turn it around. Either way.
12 mins
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to turn the Wheel of Cheese!
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| agree |
Tatiana Grehan
44 mins
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| agree |
Michael Korovkin
1 day 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is the closest, but I actually used the Misha's variant, For the Love of Cheese, so my thanks to both of you."
+1
4 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
turophile
A lover of cheese.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/turophile
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Note added at 24 mins (2017-02-21 14:50:51 GMT)
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OK. Just for The MISHA: a cheese connoisseur par excellence
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/turophile
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Note added at 24 mins (2017-02-21 14:50:51 GMT)
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OK. Just for The MISHA: a cheese connoisseur par excellence
Peer comment(s):
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The Misha
: Oh, man, I thought it was someone who likes turtles, Or aspires to go to Touro College:)
8 mins
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I guess you have to be one to know one. Turophiles of the world unite! I was hoping you'd associate this with Turandot, an opera by Puccini, but you cannot smoke cigars at the Met. I added a cheese connoisseur par excellence. Smoke that!
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Denis Shepelev
: За cheese connoisseur
35 mins
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Thank you, Denis, for your helpful advice. All we need now is a little bread and a glass of wine.
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Sofia Gutkin
: This made me laugh, Frank! Great idea, but sounds way too much like the word "turd". Sorry :)
10 hrs
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Perhaps, this translation is looking for humor. If not, then connoisseur is in order.
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Michael Korovkin
: a rather exophiliac choice of term, that.... For a magazine article... !
1 day 22 hrs
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Have a sense of humor, Michael. It happens to be the correct word, probably much older than the scatological one you have in mind.
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1 hr
Proftranslation LSP Anastasiia Shust
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Proftranslation LSP Anastasiia Shust
Language service provider
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 11 more.
Cheese Fan
Здесь лучше сделать не столько дословный, сколько смысловой перевод. Смысл здесь - приверженец, любитель сыра, тот, кто умеет хорошо с ним обращаться на кухне и/или добившийся успеха в рецептах с ним. Поэтому можно назвать его также:
Cheese King (хорош как повар, часто использующий сыр)
Cheese-lover (любитель сыра)
Cheesesick (по аналогии с Lovesick - ищущий, жаждущий любви)
Cheesieman (более американская версия)
Cheese King (хорош как повар, часто использующий сыр)
Cheese-lover (любитель сыра)
Cheesesick (по аналогии с Lovesick - ищущий, жаждущий любви)
Cheesieman (более американская версия)
+2
2 hrs
Say, ' Cheese!', Moscow
Or: A big cheese in Moscow
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ilan Rubin (X)
: A big cheese in Moscow - I like that one!
31 mins
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| agree |
Sofia Gutkin
: A Big Cheese in Moscow :)
7 hrs
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3 hrs
Formaggio Uomo
Come on, let's give him an Italian name!
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