This question was closed without grading. Reason: No acceptable answer
May 23, 2018 07:34
5 yrs ago
Russian term
Canada
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Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English
Говноед портовый
May offend
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
slang expression
A rude slang expression in a novel. The men are having a conversation and one of them says Говноед портовый to the other guy as an insult.
Then the other guy responded by just laughing.
Subject: a fantasy adventure novel
Then the other guy responded by just laughing.
Subject: a fantasy adventure novel
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | You waterside dumbshit! |
Andrew Vdovin
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| 3 -1 | portal asshole |
Vladyslav Golovaty
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Proposed translations
-1
4 hrs
Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
&
English
Ukraine
a top-rank. native English-Ukrainian-Rus
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine) 
, Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, Russian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
portal asshole
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
The Misha
: Did you mean an asshole portal?:))) At least that would make some sense, because what you suggest doesn't.
6 hrs
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the source word order: rudder amidships! :)
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28 days
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
You waterside dumbshit!
There are a lot of options I believe.
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Note added at 28 days (2018-06-21 05:42:36 GMT)
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You shitty docker!
You shit-eating docker!
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Note added at 28 days (2018-06-21 05:42:36 GMT)
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You shitty docker!
You shit-eating docker!
Discussion
I closed it now. I ended up asking the client and went with a different version of the translation.
Sarah
as for портовый, it must be rooted in the novel's macrocontext