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газетная ”утка

English translation: canard

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Russian term or phrase:газетная ”утка”
English translation:canard
Entered by: Ol_Besh

13:19 Nov 24, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia / journalism
Russian term or phrase: газетная ”утка
a kak eto budet in English? srochno nado
333monkeys
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:06
Еще вариант: canard
Explanation:
газетная утка = canard
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Ol_Besh
Local time: 14:06
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8Еще вариант: canard
Ol_Besh
3 +7newspaper hoax
Liliana Galiano
4duck in the newspaper
Alexander Onishko
4hogwash
Eric Candle
41)media scam; 2) media fake
Alexandra Taggart
3journalistic fraud
Velociraptor


Discussion entries: 7





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
duck in the newspaper


Explanation:
насколько я помню этот термин появился изначально именно в англ. яз

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
newspaper hoax


Explanation:
In this context. maybe.

Liliana Galiano
Argentina
Local time: 08:06
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Vaguine
10 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: i thought 'hoax' myself, most common usage, i believe
16 mins
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agree  GaryG
1 hr
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agree  Tevah_Trans
1 hr
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agree  The Misha
1 hr
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agree  koundelev
15 hrs
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agree  Alexander Kondorsky
21 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Еще вариант: canard


Explanation:
газетная утка = canard

Ol_Besh
Local time: 14:06
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Vaguine
6 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Alexander Onishko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard
16 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Igor Boyko
22 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Jack Doughty
41 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Alexander Tkach
1 hr
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agree  Serhiy Tkachuk
1 hr
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agree  Galina Zhigar
2 hrs
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agree  koundelev
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hogwash


Explanation:
***

Eric Candle
Local time: 07:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
journalistic fraud


Explanation:
в зависимости от контекста м.б. такой вариант

Velociraptor
United States
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
1)media scam; 2) media fake


Explanation:
A "fake" is a "scam", a false information.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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