Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
меленькое
English translation:
puny (shallow)
Added to glossary by
Yuri Larin
Apr 11, 2011 10:18
13 yrs ago
Russian term
меленькое
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Потому что существование настолько огромно — как вы можете цепляться за меленькое слабое эго
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | puny |
Yuri Larin
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| 4 | tiny |
erika rubinstein
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| 3 | shallow |
Jurate Kazlauskaite
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Change log
Apr 25, 2011 08:03: Yuri Larin Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
41 mins
Yuri Larin
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Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
puny
how can you cling on to your puny fragile ego?
Peer comment(s):
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Oleksiy Markunin
: I like "puny" as it has the additional connotation of smth unimportant/insignifact and not only related to small size
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Thank you, Oleksiy!
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LanaUK
27 mins
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Thank you, Svetlana!
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| agree |
Leigh Mosley
: but without the word "on"... just "cling to"
1 hr
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Thank you, Leigh!
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Ingunite
1 hr
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Thank you!
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Jurate Kazlauskaite
: If in buddhism, it is "shallow"
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and if not? It's "меленькое", not "мелкое", so it should carry more negative judgement and emotion
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cyhul
1 day 21 hrs
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
erika rubinstein
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4
tiny
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Jurate Kazlauskaite
Lithuania
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Experienced translator: Medicine/Pharma
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to Lithuanian
Related KudoZ points
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8
shallow
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-04-11 18:28:22 GMT)
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The term "shallow" is more usual (meaning: 1.мелкий; 2.мелководный).
Please see: http://translate.google.lt/?hl=lt&tab=wT#en|ru|shallow
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-04-11 18:28:22 GMT)
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The term "shallow" is more usual (meaning: 1.мелкий; 2.мелководный).
Please see: http://translate.google.lt/?hl=lt&tab=wT#en|ru|shallow
Example sentence:
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