Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dorogoi
Russian translation:
dear, expensive, darling, love
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Nov 29, 2001 14:09
22 yrs ago
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English term
dorogoi
Non-PRO
English to Russian
Other
saa
Proposed translations
(Russian)
4 +5 | dear | Sheila Hardie |
4 +4 | in case this is not a salutation in a letter, | H.A. (X) |
4 +3 | Дорогой | Ludwig Chekhovtsov |
4 +3 | Expensive, not cheap, pricey | protolmach |
4 +3 | Any of the above | Tatyana M. |
4 +2 | love | Tatyana M. |
4 +2 | re context | H.A. (X) |
Proposed translations
+5
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dear
I imagine this is what you mean. As in the beginning of a letter,
Dear...,
Hope this helps,
Sheila
Dear...,
Hope this helps,
Sheila
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+3
4 mins
Дорогой
Если это Вас действительно интересует (?!)
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H.A. (X)
1 hr
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Спасибо,хотя я всё ещё не верен, что это на самом деле кому-то интересно ...
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agree |
Alexandra Tussing
3 hrs
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Thank you very much!
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agree |
nadrych
7 hrs
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Спасибо!
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+4
28 mins
in case this is not a salutation in a letter,
then 'dorogoi' may mean: dear, darling, sweetheart, sweetie, honey, hon ... what else?
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
18 mins
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agradecidamente
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agree |
Ludwig Chekhovtsov
1 hr
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dekuji
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agree |
Alexandra Tussing
3 hrs
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мерси :)
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agree |
Milana_R
3 hrs
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последнее, что могу вспомнить: эвхаристо! (греч.) :)
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+2
3 hrs
love
I agree with Dear as well, however "love" is also very common in the meaning of dorogoi, as in "What can I do for you, love?" It could be applicable for all sorts of relationships and more personal than dear.
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Alexandra Tussing
: hm. Could be, even though impossible to say without context
27 mins
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in the Commonwealth it is widely used especially in the family communication (beteen partners, grand- / parents to grand-/children, etc
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Milana_R
: right, but not in the beginning of a sentence
1 hr
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yes, definitely not, mostly at the end
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+3
4 hrs
Expensive, not cheap, pricey
Hard to say without a context or an expression. What if it is used as a descriptive attribute to something that is expensive, costs a lot, is not affordable?
Although, it's so lovely of all of us to assume relationship context and come up with all these nice words!
Although, it's so lovely of all of us to assume relationship context and come up with all these nice words!
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Milana_R
: very good
23 mins
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agree |
H.A. (X)
: also: valuable; also: meaning a lot to one
6 hrs
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agree |
Alexandra Tussing
16 hrs
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+2
4 hrs
re context
I have just noticed that the context is said to be "saa" - same as above? speaking to a very pretty lady?
Then you should say: dorogaya
Or, if that's what she said to you, then she meant: dear, darling, etc.
Then you should say: dorogaya
Or, if that's what she said to you, then she meant: dear, darling, etc.
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Tatyana M.
: I like darling more than dear, which is less personal and Mr or rather Ms Anonimous seems to mean emotions
23 mins
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Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, please confess and we will give you the best word
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agree |
Alexandra Tussing
: yes, please confess!
15 hrs
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не признается...
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+3
6 hrs
Any of the above
Let me try to summarize.
Dear asker, if you are talking to (I emphasize "to")someone dear to you and if you apply it to someone living in the US, go for darling, honey, sweety, hon and all them sweet words you can think of.
If the person is from the Commonwealth, i.e. GB, Australia, NZ, I am not quite sure about Canada, use darling, love and then the above pussy words if you want
Use Dear as in "Dear answerer" as an introduction.
I also personally like "treasure","precious"
And finally, if it is about shopping and services, then it is "expensive, dear, costly" , etc.
Have I put it right, dear peers?
Tatyana
Dear asker, if you are talking to (I emphasize "to")someone dear to you and if you apply it to someone living in the US, go for darling, honey, sweety, hon and all them sweet words you can think of.
If the person is from the Commonwealth, i.e. GB, Australia, NZ, I am not quite sure about Canada, use darling, love and then the above pussy words if you want
Use Dear as in "Dear answerer" as an introduction.
I also personally like "treasure","precious"
And finally, if it is about shopping and services, then it is "expensive, dear, costly" , etc.
Have I put it right, dear peers?
Tatyana
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H.A. (X)
: we are done
43 mins
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Спрашиватель(ница) уже возможно нашел(ла) иного дорогого, говорящего на другом языке и наша помощь уже не нужна
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protolmach
: Great! Though, Hafiza might be right, I did not pay attention to SAA. I would hope, that our asker is a romantic interest and my suggestion will not work for him.
43 mins
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Много шума из ничего, не так ли?
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agree |
Alexandra Tussing
14 hrs
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А они потом о нас забывают...
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