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Cosa Nostra

Russian translation: Наше дело

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:Cosa Nostra
Russian translation:Наше дело
Entered by: Alexander Onishko

14:49 Jun 11, 2004
Italian to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: Cosa Nostra
ïîíÿòíî, ÷òî ìàôèÿ, íî êàê ýòî äîñëîâíî ïåðåâîäèòñÿ? :)
Alexander Onishko
Наше дело
Explanation:
Наше дело

[ Радио Свобода: Программы: Liberty Live ]
... корни и за океаном, где стала известной под
названием «Коза ностра», «Наше дело». ...
www.svoboda.org/ll/world/1002/ll.100302-1.asp

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-06-11 14:55:19 GMT)
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Журнал \"ЭХО планеты\" 21/2000 -
... Коза ностра\" может уходить на ... на Сицилии, вотчине
\"Коза ностры\" (\"Наше дело\"), на ...
www.explan.ru/archive/2000/21/s1.htm
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Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 00:14
Grading comment
Спасибо ! Юрий ! ну вы прямо полиглот :)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Наше дело
Jarema
3 +2"НАШЕ ДЕЛО", "НАШЕ ИМУЩЕСТВО".
George Vardanyan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Наше дело


Explanation:
Наше дело

[ Радио Свобода: Программы: Liberty Live ]
... корни и за океаном, где стала известной под
названием «Коза ностра», «Наше дело». ...
www.svoboda.org/ll/world/1002/ll.100302-1.asp

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-06-11 14:55:19 GMT)
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Журнал \"ЭХО планеты\" 21/2000 -
... Коза ностра\" может уходить на ... на Сицилии, вотчине
\"Коза ностры\" (\"Наше дело\"), на ...
www.explan.ru/archive/2000/21/s1.htm

Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 00:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
Grading comment
Спасибо ! Юрий ! ну вы прямо полиглот :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juventus Translations
18 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"НАШЕ ДЕЛО", "НАШЕ ИМУЩЕСТВО".


Explanation:
По некой иронии судьбы перевод "COSA NOSTRA" с итальянского, как "НАШЕ ДЕЛО" – не единственный. Итальянское слово "cosa" имеет ещё одно значение – "имущество", поэтому пресловутое "COSA NOSTRA" можно прочесть, как "НАШЕ ИМУЩЕСТВО".


    Reference: http://www.proza.ru:8004/texts/2004/02/06-04.html
George Vardanyan
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marishka: Èìåííî òàê, ÿ ñîãëàñíà ïîëíîñòüþ.
2 hrs
  -> grazie, Marishka!
agree  Alexander Shchekotin (X): åùå è "íàøà âåùü", êîãäà äâà ìàôèîçè ïðåäñòàâëÿþò òðåòüåãî: "ýòà òà æå ñàìàÿ âåùü", ò.å. îí íàø ÷åëîâåê, íà ñèöèëèéñêîì: chistu' e' la stissa cosa
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