Sep 22, 2010 20:13
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Russian Federation
Prompt, proficient, precise.
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
корабли из других палестин и таласс
Russian to English
Art/Literary
History
A text about the peoples around the Caspian sea
В галерее местных эпических героев можно найти воинов и абреков, но не моряков и пиратов . Поэтому Каспий бороздили преимущественно корабли из других палестин и таласс.
The text is about the area around the Caspian sea. As far as I know, there is only one Palestine, and the Caspian is not exactly near it. and I can't find any places called Tallas, so I assume it's a reference to the sea goddess.
The text is about the area around the Caspian sea. As far as I know, there is only one Palestine, and the Caspian is not exactly near it. and I can't find any places called Tallas, so I assume it's a reference to the sea goddess.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | ships from other lands and sees |
Alexander Onishko
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| 5 +4 | ships from other lands and seas |
Michael Kislov
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| 4 +1 | otherwhence |
Alexander Ryshow
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| 3 | ships from other shores and seas |
Barry Appleby
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Proposed translations
+2
8 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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48
Selected
ships from other lands and sees
"палестина" from small letter is a metaphor for any country while Thalassa is sea goddess, so figuratively it can be used for "sea"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassa_(mythology)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassa_(mythology)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "A very helpful answer. Thank you."
+1
2 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Works in field
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian , Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
otherwhence
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
: "other way round"
15 mins
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Спасибо за поддержку и уточнение!
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+4
6 mins
Michael Kislov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Legal & Financial since 1999
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
ships from other lands and seas
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-09-22 20:23:43 GMT)
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but you should find some poethic synonims for lands and seas
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-09-22 20:23:43 GMT)
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but you should find some poethic synonims for lands and seas
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Judith Hehir
4 mins
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| agree |
Aleksey Chervinskiy
1 hr
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
1 hr
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| agree |
Rinnel
12 hrs
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1 hr
Barry Appleby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 1 more.
ships from other shores and seas
The word θάλασσα in modern Greek means sea. It is considered not to be of Indo-European Origin. Seas therefore seems correct. Perhaps the writer is making some kind of comparison between the Mediterranean and the
Caspian, since Palestine is located at the far Eastern end of the former, so
perhaps this is a sort of poetic reference to the Eastern shore of the Caspian.
Caspian, since Palestine is located at the far Eastern end of the former, so
perhaps this is a sort of poetic reference to the Eastern shore of the Caspian.
Note from asker:
| Also very interesting. Thanks for your input. |
Reference comments
4 hrs
Reference:
ПАЛЕСТИНА
Словарь Ушакова
ПАЛЕСТИ́НА, палестины, чаще мн. палестины, ин, жен. (разг.). Местность, край (преим. о своем, родном). «Поздравить любезного гостя с прибытием в родные палестины.» А.Тургенев. «Одно горе: в наших палестинах учителя сыскать довольно затруднительно.» А.Тургенев.
|| Обширное, далекое и глухое место. «Леса там большущие - такая палестина, что верст по пятидесяти ни жила, ни дорог нету.» Мельников-Печерский. (По названию страны в Азии; срн. обетованный.)
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/poetry_literatu...
ПАЛЕСТИ́НА, палестины, чаще мн. палестины, ин, жен. (разг.). Местность, край (преим. о своем, родном). «Поздравить любезного гостя с прибытием в родные палестины.» А.Тургенев. «Одно горе: в наших палестинах учителя сыскать довольно затруднительно.» А.Тургенев.
|| Обширное, далекое и глухое место. «Леса там большущие - такая палестина, что верст по пятидесяти ни жила, ни дорог нету.» Мельников-Печерский. (По названию страны в Азии; срн. обетованный.)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-09-23 00:51:37 GMT)
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/poetry_literatu...
Note from asker:
| Also very interesting. Thanks for your input. |
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