Jun 13, 2008 06:01
16 yrs ago
Russian term
Canada
25+ Years of Translation Experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Azerbaijani to English, and 3 more.
заболеть идеей
Russian to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Если собеседник не заболеет твоей идеей, контакта не будет.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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56 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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220
Selected
get excited about your idea
To make it stronger, I think "get really excited about" would sound better than using some more extreme expressions, bringing in obsession, craziness, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Olga Cartlidge
: get really excited about // Well noted, Rachel, I agree with your subsequent comment as well.
1 hr
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Thanks, Olga. (BTW I explained more of my thinking about "take to heart", above in "ask asker" section.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much. It was most helpful."
2 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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71
fancy the (your) idea
Communications Forum Discussion at ZDNet UK
I recently fancied the idea of using a global positioning system on my phone. Some friends of mine are already using tomtom, but i came accross another ...
www.zdnet.co.uk/forums/0,1000000782,39265011-39001040c-2006...
I recently fancied the idea of using a global positioning system on my phone. Some friends of mine are already using tomtom, but i came accross another ...
www.zdnet.co.uk/forums/0,1000000782,39265011-39001040c-2006...
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Douglas
: OK, but only if you want to sound very British. Not common in modern AE.
58 mins
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Thank you, Rachel! At least you say it's correct ;)
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+1
2 mins
+3
4 mins
take your idea to heart
just an idea:)
Peer comment(s):
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Andrey Belousov (X)
3 mins
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Спасибо!
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Rachel Douglas
: To my ear, this has a different meaning, more like "consider seriously".
55 mins
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Good point, thank you. But perhaps this is the idea the author wants to get across (not 100% sure, though)
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Olga Cartlidge
: That s exactly what it means in Russian - considering seriously what captures your imagination.
2 hrs
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Thank you Olga!
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George Freeman
: this isn't exactly the meaning
2 hrs
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Thanks. Please see my note to Rachel above.
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Tatiana N. (X)
5 hrs
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Спасибо!
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+1
6 mins
Evgeny Terekhin
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
ATA-certified: literary, medical, SEO
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
get crazy about your idea
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Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Douglas
: This is good, but say "isn't crazy about", or "doesn't go crazy over", rather than "doesn't get crazy about".
51 mins
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спасибо
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1 hr
svetlana cosquéric
France
France
Native in Russian
France
Engineering, medicine, chemistry
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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4
be afire with enthusiasm for your idea
an idea
2 hrs
get carried away with the idea
get carried away with the idea
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