Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

гимназическя куртка

English translation:

school jacket

Added to glossary by Artem Velichko
May 30, 2010 16:26
14 yrs ago
Russian term

гимназическя куртка

Russian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Any possible alternatives to "gymnasium jacket"?

A ten-year-old boy who is apprenticed to a barber shop in pre-1917 Russia gets a trip to a dacha. He makes friends with gimnazist named Mitya. Suddenly it is mentioned that the working boy has this гимназическя куртка, and I'm wondering why, whether it was part of his work uniform, because he clearly himself was not a gimnazist. Thanks for any ideas...

Теперь Петька бегал босой, и это в тысячу раз приятнее, чем в сапогах с толстыми подошвами:шершавая земля так ласково то жжет, то холодит ногу. Свою подержанную гимназическую куртку, в которой он казался солидным мастером парикмахерского цеха, он также снял и изумительно помолодел.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 school jacket
Change log

Jun 12, 2010 19:53: Artem Velichko Created KOG entry

Discussion

Artem Velichko May 31, 2010:
agree with Danya I totally agree with Danya's comment! Danya, please propose an answer, it would be not fair if your input is not considered for awarding the points. I think it is the adjective, which would the trick here for good tranlation of the whole notion.
Natalia Klimova May 30, 2010:
Agree with Danya; second hand uniforms were sold on tolkuchka, for example:
Александра Яковлевна Бруштейн. В рассветный час
... купил мне на толкучке подержанную гимназическую форму: брюки, блузу с поясом
, ..... Этот человек одет в форменную куртку с металлическими пуговками. ...
http://lib.ru/PROZA/BRUSHTEJN/doroga_2.txt - 536k - Similar pages

It couldn't be a part of the work uniform, but I think the author is saying that it made him look more respectable among the adults.
danya May 30, 2010:
most lilely he wore a second-hand school uniform jacket he'd got somehere cheap. not sure if "gimnasium" would not be confusing to a degree...

Proposed translations

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school jacket

He took off his well-worn (hand-me-down) school jacket...
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Moskowitz
49 mins
Спасибо, коллега!
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