Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
глазомер, быстроту, натиск
English translation:
look sharp, move fast, and hit hard
Added to glossary by
Rachel Douglas
Dec 20, 2011 14:38
12 yrs ago
Russian term
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
глазомер, быстроту, натиск
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
It comes from Suvorov I believe but is used in a literary work to describe a non-military situation where a young girl must negotiate with her father's creditors after his death.
Is there a set phrase anyone is aware of?
Zaranee blagodarna.
Is there a set phrase anyone is aware of?
Zaranee blagodarna.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | look sharp, move fast, and hit hard |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 | good eye, speed, charge |
erika rubinstein
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Dec 27, 2011 15:06: Rachel Douglas Created KOG entry
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look sharp, move fast, and hit hard
I'm not sure if there's a set translation. The one Wikiquotes gives for Suvorov is pretty bad: "judgment of eye, speech, attack", so you might as well develop your own. I was going to suggest, "a sharp eye, speed, and impact", but maybe a version with all verbs would be more fun.
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-12-20 15:07:15 GMT)
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(Sorry, the citation from Wiki has a typo: "speed" not "speech", obviously.
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-12-20 15:07:15 GMT)
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(Sorry, the citation from Wiki has a typo: "speed" not "speech", obviously.
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erika rubinstein
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good eye, speed, charge
Alexander Vasilyevitch Suvorov...
www.prlib.ru/en-us/History/Pages/Item.aspx?itemid=596The essence of his innovations Alexander Vasilyevitch expressed in a laconic formula “good eye, speed, charge”. Suvorov achieved surprise owing to the fast ...
www.prlib.ru/en-us/History/Pages/Item.aspx?itemid=596The essence of his innovations Alexander Vasilyevitch expressed in a laconic formula “good eye, speed, charge”. Suvorov achieved surprise owing to the fast ...
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