Apr 18, 2003 06:47
21 yrs ago
Lithuanian term
talka
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Ar yra koks normalesnis zodis, isskyrus 'bee' kuri duoda alkonas?
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| 4 +2 | subbotnik |
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| 4 | work with the neighbours' help |
Vidmantas Stilius
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subbotnik
Be sure to explain the notion, smth. like 'a day of voluntary unpaid labour'
It's like 'matreshka', 'balalaika' or 'sputnik'. Alas, there's no analogue in English for 'talka-subbotnik'
It's like 'matreshka', 'balalaika' or 'sputnik'. Alas, there's no analogue in English for 'talka-subbotnik'
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Vidmantas Stilius
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18 years in shipping business
Native in: Lithuanian 
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Russian to Lithuanian, Hungarian to Lithuanian, and 5 more.
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work with the neighbours' help
Yra tokia Vilniaus universiteto leista knygelė, "Lietuviškų žodžių realijų vertimas į anglų kalbą" - ten aiškina taip. Nelabai sklandžiai skamba, bet vis geriau nei "subbotnik", tuo labiau, kad lietuviška talka (Smetonos laikais ir anksčiau) neturi nieko bendra su lenininėmis talkomis.
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