храпеть на весь Мир

English translation: to snore for all the world to hear

11:25 Oct 22, 2011

Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: храпеть на весь Мир

context (excerpt from a book):
Однако весь период, со второго своего дня рождения по сегодняшний день, она проводит в объятиях холодной земли, когда доктор "Вася", смотря живую хронику тех событий, предоставленную ему в виде снятого на камере видеоматериала, где зафиксирован практически ежедневный процесс регрессии опухоли, до полного ее исчезновения, со спокойной душой и совестью храпит на весь Мир.

I separated it out into two sentences, but I am still struggling with mentioning all of its details and not sacrificing its flow.

Yet, she is spending the entire time from her second birthday till today in the embrace of the cold earth. Meanwhile, watching the living chronicle of those events that we have provided to him in the form of a videotape where the daily tumor regression has been recorded down to its complete disappearance, Dr.“Vasya” snores down the whole world with a quiet soul and conscience.

So, we do say, he snores the house down, can you say, he snores down the whole world?

DrWord KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) Answers: 1
Local time: 10:41

English translation:to snore for all the world to hear

Explanation:
... but having said that, he can be quite the lazy couch potato. He loves to soak up the sun in his favorite chair and snore for all the world to hear :) ...
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Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 14:41

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3 +4

to snore for all the world to hear

Andrew Vdovin

5 +1

to snore the house down

David Knowles

5 +1

night-dream happily

splotnik

snore like a wailing siren

splotnik

Pls see below

Yuri Larin

cuts down the whole forest

Sam Pinson

Discussion entries: 11

splotnik

sleeping the sleep of the righteous

13:44 Oct 23, 2011

I mean: for quite a long time.

splotnik

sleeping the sleep of the righteous

13:43 Oct 23, 2011

David,
I think this is a very good option! Please read my second explanation under "night-dream happily". I've been living in an Enlgish-speaking country for quite a long.

Gennady Lapardin

Russian Federation

Thank you, David

13:41 Oct 23, 2011

wait a moment please, I put it down :) now awaiting the choice of the Asker. ta-ta-ta-ta

David Knowles

Gennady

13:37 Oct 23, 2011

The phrase that comes to mind is "sleeping the sleep of the just/righteous", or possibly "sleeping the sleep of the victorious". Maybe here it's "sleeping the sleep of the righteous" (праведный).

Gennady Lapardin

Russian Federation

11:25 Oct 23, 2011

David, what could you say about a knight who sleeps peacefully after victorious battle? Please say here the same, but ironically, because this surgeon won nothing, or confirm that your version plays well here. I personally will take note of it.

David Knowles

11:14 Oct 23, 2011

So where does this get us? splotnik suggested originally (and I came round to the idea) that it should be something like "snores peacefully, indifferent/dead to the world". I've suggested amendments to the rest of the paragraph, but we're not being asked about that. In English, "watching" on its own doesn't really work and I've proposed "reviewing in his sleep".

Gennady Lapardin

Russian Federation

21:51 Oct 22, 2011

дело в том, что я сейчас параллельно "гоню" с русского договор, поэтому комментарий сделал как раз для того, чтобы было понятно. Мы не придаем значение "физическому" проявлению. Богатырь храпит - доп.смысл=все в порядке. Но это не везде так, в переводе особенно. Читатель будет думать, ага, храпит, какой ужас, надо принять то-то и то-то. И потом. как можно храпеть со спокойной совестью? А соседи?

Alexander Teplitsky

Геннадий

21:40 Oct 22, 2011

не усложняйте! Этот текст уже имеет свои прелести.

Gennady Lapardin

Russian Federation

Vasya's title

20:48 Oct 22, 2011

he is not Dr. in this context, but a surgeon. "Surgeon I.I. Ivanov's soul and consience sleep and snore peacefully when watching...". I'm afraid that from the translation as it is the English reader would conclude that Vasya too was ill with some "snoring" illness.

Alexander Teplitsky

она проводит в объятиях холодной земли

20:40 Oct 22, 2011

Вообще то, построение предложения наводит на мысль, что это перевод с какого то языка на русский.
"Она" в этом контексте - опухоль. После целого года существования и лечения доктором "Васей" она исчезла: "смотря живую хронику тех событий, предоставленную ему в виде снятого на камере видеоматериала, где зафиксирован практически ежедневный процесс регрессии опухоли, до полного ее исчезновения". Поэтому то доктор и храпит на весь мир - он спит спокойно, опасность миновала. И не громкость храпа здесь подчеркивается, а то, что он дает всему миру весть: "Я победил опухоль! (рак)", и, точный смысловой перевод требует сменить храп на весь мир (кстати тоже не из русского фольклора взятый) на адекватное английское выражение.

Vaddy Peters

11:56 Oct 22, 2011

snores down the whole world - почему бы и нет? Это художественная литература. Здесь - свобода создания образов, как у автора, так, до некоторой степени, и у переводчика. А вот нарицательное имя "Вася", возможно, требует замены с учётом новой читательской аудитории.

Answers

18 mins confidence:

snore like a wailing siren

Explanation:
Like a wailing siren испльзуется когда говорят о громких воплях, но здесь тоже подходит.

splotnik
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

23 mins confidence:

Pls see below

Explanation:
dead to the world sleeping and snoring like a foghorn

... snoring like a freight train (like a trooper, like a chainsaw, etc.)

... snore for all the world to hear (?)

Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 20

52 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to snore the house down

Explanation:
This is the usual idiom, and will sound completely natural.

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I'm not sure I've got the meaning of this right. Maybe splotnik's idea of "dead to the world" is right, and then I'd put "snoring peacefully" - as she says, with a clear conscience (and picking up the dual meaning of мир).
I'm also worried about the tense of "watching" and of "spending" and whether she is alive (having escaped from the embrace of the cold earth) or dead (still being in the embrace of the cold earth).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-10-22 14:08:51 GMT)
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Wow - this is a complicated one! You've called her a "lady, but she seems to have died at the age of 2? If I've got that right, how about this for the whole passage?

She has spent the whole time from her second birthday till today in the embrace of the cold earth, whereas Dr Vasya, reviewing in his sleep the living chronicle of those events that we provided to him in the form of a videotape showing the tumor regressing almost daily down to nothing, is snoring with a clear conscience, dead to the world.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-10-22 14:10:34 GMT)
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Maybe "indifferent to the world"

David Knowles
Local time: 08:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Notes to answerer

Asker: yes, but how about the 'world' context, the fact that his snoring is significant to the world...

Asker: The lady died 12 years ago, partly owing to the doctor's fault. So, I guess the meaning here is that while the lady sleeps in cold earth, the doctors snores indifferently while watching chronicles provided by the author (with a video of alternative treatment that the doctor reduced to take into consideration). At first, I translated "watching" as "having reviewed", but then I realized that possibly the intent here is to mean that he snores and watches a dream (continuation of reality).

Asker: oops, I overlooked "reduced" , the doctor failed to take into consideration

Asker: Seems like there is dual indifference implied - indifference to the chronicles of that treatment and indifference to the world and the lives that could be saved by action...

3 hrs confidence:

cuts down the whole forest

Explanation:
'cutting/sawing wood' is an idiom for snoring.

Reference: http://www.idiomquest.com/learn/idiom/to-saw-logs/
Reference: http://www.chacha.com/question/is-%22cutting-logs%22-an-expr...

Sam Pinson
United States
Local time: 01:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

to snore for all the world to hear

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 14:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 16

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24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

night-dream happily

Explanation:
Думаю, что этот вариант подходит к контескту больше. Дело в том, что, на мой взгляд, подтекст такой: он чихал на весь мир и спит со спокойной совестью, отсюда и "храпит на весь мир".

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-10-22 20:47:37 GMT)
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Образ на русском языке безусловно выразительный, но для англоязычного читателя (если это предназначается для него) он довольно бессмысленен, поэтому, на мой взгляд, не стоит стараться переводить буквально. Конечно, окончательный выбор за самим переводчиком, я не навязываю свое мнение.

splotnik
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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