Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
защитим свое инвестиционное тело от облучения оптимизмом
English translation:
Danger, blazing optimism! Extra sunscreen to protect investments
Added to glossary by
Victor Zagria
Jun 17, 2009 18:41
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to English, and 4 more.
защитим свое инвестиционное тело от облучения оптимизмом
Russian to English
Bus/Financial
Journalism
contextual idioms
Again, the heading of a politico-economic article is suggested. It actually deals with forcasting the nearest future (week-10 days) of nation. economy. Creativity and wit would be much appreciated. Thank you
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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49 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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96
Selected
Danger, blazing optimism! Extra sunscreen to protect investments
фантазирую
Add "needed" before "to protect" and/or "our" before "investments", if desired.
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Or, in the second half:
Extra protection needed for investments
Take extra care to shield investments
(To me, saying "тело" in Russian sounded as goofy as putting "sunscreen" in English, which is why I did, but it's your call.)
Add "needed" before "to protect" and/or "our" before "investments", if desired.
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Or, in the second half:
Extra protection needed for investments
Take extra care to shield investments
(To me, saying "тело" in Russian sounded as goofy as putting "sunscreen" in English, which is why I did, but it's your call.)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "To be honest I compiled the answerw of the 3 versions - yours, Mark's and Susan's. The idiom is being played on all through the text. In this one there's creativity most of all"
+3
9 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
76
We must protect our investment body from exposure to optimism!
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Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
27 mins
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Thank you, Jack.
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Vitals
2 hrs
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Thank you, Vitals.
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Mikhail Korolev
2 days 3 hrs
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50 mins
Optimism-Proof Clothes for Our Investment Body
Time to/Better Get Optimism-Proof Clothes...
Что такое "наше инвестиционное тело"? Контекста недостаточно. Как всегда.
Что такое "наше инвестиционное тело"? Контекста недостаточно. Как всегда.
+1
51 mins
Susan Welsh
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Protecting one's investment body from the dazzle of optimism
If I understand you correctly, this is a headline, so I didn't put a verb in it.
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@Clue: I think it's clear that "investment body" is meant metaphorically, but it does sound as peculiar in English as it does in Russian. Perhaps a less awkward solution might be:
"Screening one's investments from the dazzle of optimism." It's along the lines of what Rachel suggested, but not quite so specific about the "sun screen," which sounds a bit odd to me.
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@Clue: I think it's clear that "investment body" is meant metaphorically, but it does sound as peculiar in English as it does in Russian. Perhaps a less awkward solution might be:
"Screening one's investments from the dazzle of optimism." It's along the lines of what Rachel suggested, but not quite so specific about the "sun screen," which sounds a bit odd to me.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
: "The potentially blinding over enthusiasm of investments", sounds nice.But I would rather remove "body".
10 hrs
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1 hr
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
to protect our heading investments from the sroke of optimism
I'm afraid that mentioning UVA, radiation, etc would make it sound rather loony in English.
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Investments always are heading somewhere:http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Your-Investments-Heading-Towar...
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Investments always are heading somewhere:http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Your-Investments-Heading-Towar...
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