Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Недоперепил:
English translation:
under-overdrank (drank more than could but less than would [wish]).
Added to glossary by
Vassyl Trylis
Mar 13, 2004 21:13
20 yrs ago
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Russian term
40 books translated/edited and published
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, French to Russian, and 7 more.
Недоперепил:
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
Alcopsychology
Недоперепил: выпил больше, чем мог, но меньше, чем хотел. (Из народного энциклопедического словаря)
Неужели это нельзя сказать по-английски?
Неужели это нельзя сказать по-английски?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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70
Russian term (edited):
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underoverdrank; less than overdrank
Не знаю, правда, как это будет звучать для нейтивов. Но overdrink существует, и underdrink я тоже нашел в сети именно как "пить меньше, чем надо". Возможно, underoverdrink будет интуитивно понятно.
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-03-13 21:48:58 GMT)
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Стаття:
Underoverdrank: he/she drank more than he/she could, but less than he would wish.
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-03-13 21:48:58 GMT)
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Стаття:
Underoverdrank: he/she drank more than he/she could, but less than he would wish.
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Oleg Sollogub
: Э-э-э-э-ххх! Только я хотел написать то же самое - underoverdrank...
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ну просится же, конечно :) Обогатим английский мощными приставками ;)
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Nikita Kobrin
: Интересно, что скажут нейтивы...
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они пока, вроде бы, не в восторге ;)
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shlepakoff
: нейтивы как раз так и говорят - слышал пару раз
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спасибо :)
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Elena Ivaniushina
: I like it :)
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спасибо :)
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Vladimir Pochinov
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спасибо :)
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AYP
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спасибо :)
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danya
: а нативы всё молчали... :-)
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надеюсь, им просто неведомо само состояние ;)
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nuclear
: a quote from a Brittish customer of mine (a couple of months ago, miserable morning) "Yeah, I think I understand this Russian "underoverdrunk" concept...
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:) Хочется верить, что больше он не решится постигать такие понятия на личном опыте :)
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David Knowles
: under-overdrank perhaps? James Joyce would be proud of you!
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:) Yes, such words with paradoxical "internal errors" were in his style :)
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Olga Judina
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спасибо :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Kirill, I think You have found the best thinkable solution for the target word. With David's subtle hyphen, I coud see it as a native English term - if I were able to imagine an Englishman in such a state.
Yet, I look for more aphoristic form of the definition itself. What about the shortest: "drank more than could but less than would"?
GaryG, too, in its own way (:-), is very close to truth.
All participants are to be graded for the nice discussion!"
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Russian term (edited):
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He drank to excess, but still less than he would have liked
12 words English for one word Russian? It's the best I can think of but maybe someone will come up with a snappier way of putting it.
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GaryG
: "I know my limit, but I always get drunk before I get there"
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Nice comment. Can't think of anything particularly appropriate myself, but I like Oscar Wilde's remark: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
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Russian term (edited):
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get UNcompletely drunk :-)
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47 mins
David Knowles
Native in English
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Russian term (edited):
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He didn't get as drunk as he would like!
Well it's shorter than Jack's version!
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Nikita Kobrin
: Бедные нейтивы: разве ж такое можно перевести?
30 mins
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богатые - if they are paid by the target word!
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Davíd Lavie
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
United States
LOST & FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 2 more.
didn't get hammered enough
To get hammered это что-то типа наклюкаться, напиться в хлам, в дрова. Так что not hammered enough это и есть то самое вожделенное состояние.
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Alex Zelkind (X)
: Отражает суть состояния
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Спасибо
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