Apr 26, 2006 13:44
18 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
ботиночки
Russian to English
Bus/Financial
Manufacturing
footwear
Hopefully my last question on footwear!
What is the difference between 'botinki' and 'botinochki', or is there not one?
What is the difference between 'botinki' and 'botinochki', or is there not one?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | below |
Anatoliy Babich
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| 4 +3 | booties vs. boots |
Olga Sharpe
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| 4 -1 | infants shoes |
Alexander Demyanov
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Change log
Apr 26, 2006 14:15: Natalie changed "Term asked" from "botinochki" to "ботиночки"
Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Work in commerce as a forwarder
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Russian term (edited):
botinochki
Selected
below
botinochki i's a diminutive word from botinki. Nothing else.
Do you really need to show such a difference?
Do you really need to show such a difference?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. In my context, I think I could actually just use 'boots' if it's a diminuitive of botinki. They don't mean children's 'booties' here as they are talking about adult footwear."
+3
6 mins
Olga Sharpe
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
GMP-inspections in Russian and Ukrainian
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Russian term (edited):
botinochki
booties vs. boots
it's a bit complicated without context
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-26 13:51:40 GMT)
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i think there is might be a difference - booties are shorter than boots
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-26 13:51:40 GMT)
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i think there is might be a difference - booties are shorter than boots
Peer comment(s):
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Kevin Kelly
: In English there is a difference between booties and boots. One wouldn't talk about a soldier's "booties." I presume a similar distinction exists in Russian.
3 mins
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thank you kevin!
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| agree |
Sergei Tumanov
14 mins
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спасибо, сергей!
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| agree |
Oleksandr Melnyk
: I would use word "ботиночки" (less formal) when speaking about children's footwear, although phrase "детские ботинки" is also used (more formal)
19 mins
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thank you oleksandr! i agree with. and i'd also use booties when speaking about boots below the ankle (primarily for women) :)
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| disagree |
Alexander Demyanov
: booties are not just "childrens boots" http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&... http://m-w.com/dictionary/booties
1 hr
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i agree with you alexander. please see my note to oleksandr melnyk.
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| agree |
Olga Layer
5 hrs
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thank you skolotaja1!
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2 hrs
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
infants shoes
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
danya
: if i like the shoes I wear, I can say, say, to my partner - check out the cute ботиночки I have)
14 hrs
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how is this related to the context in the question?
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