культурный

English translation: decent

14:35 Feb 22, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: культурный
в значении "аккуратно, презентабельно сделанный"

Контекст: "Железные ворота с культурным таким замком, какие обычно врезают в двери квартир".
Iohann
English translation:decent
Explanation:
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Thank you!I'm always at your service!
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:27
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9decent
Alexandra Taggart
3 +2respectable-looking
Dylan Edwards
3 +1refined
Judith Hehir
4fine
Kateryna Kachurets
4unpretentious
Vendrov
3modest
David Knowles


Discussion entries: 3





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
refined


Explanation:
Perhaps

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Zagria
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Victor.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
respectable-looking


Explanation:
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Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Angela.

agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Aleksey.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fine


Explanation:
Apple Dictionary/Thesaurus:

fine:
.....
• having or requiring an intricate delicacy of touch


Example sentence(s):
  • exquisitely fine work.
Kateryna Kachurets
Ukraine
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unpretentious


Explanation:
It sais it is the same lock as in appartement's doors

Vendrov
France
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
modest


Explanation:
Just to add to the list!

David Knowles
Local time: 12:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
decent


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2010-02-24 19:50:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you!I'm always at your service!

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
30 mins
  -> Thank you, sweetheart!

agree  Louise Watkins
37 mins
  -> Thank you! Appreciated!

agree  Angela Greenfield: Ha-ha, Alexandra! Don't make me blush!
1 hr
  -> Thank you, my (наша) beautiful girl!/ Life goes somewhere, Angela, we often forget to say or ashamed of (God knows what),do you remember Bulat Okujawa:"Давайте восклицать, друг другом восхищаться..."-?

agree  Vanda Nissen
1 hr
  -> Thank you, darling!

neutral  Dylan Edwards: "Decent" is often used in the sense of big enough, good enough, strong enough, e.g. "You need to put a decent lock on it" (advice about locking up bikes), so the word "decent" needs to be used rather carefully.
1 hr
  -> Thank you! Your comment is truly valuable to others and me!I've used it as "приличный"

agree  Victor Zagria
2 hrs
  -> Thank you! I love you! (platonically)

agree  Yuliya UA
2 hrs
  -> Thank you! My deepest bow!

agree  Oleksiy Markunin: Decent is the best one here
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much! I'm very obliged...Surely, if there is an inner sight in your beautiful eyes,you,Oleksey, should be able to see...

agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
4 hrs
  -> Thank you! I'm delighted have you on my side!

agree  zmejka
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, a guard of treasures!
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