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усадьба

English translation: country estate

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Russian term or phrase:усадьба
English translation:country estate
Entered by: Olga Kuchuk

02:16 Mar 27, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / туризм
Russian term or phrase: усадьба
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Вопрос к живущим в языковой среде.
Подскажите, пожалуйста, какое слово из всего множества (http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?CL=1&s=�������&l1=1) наиболее адекватно подойдет для обозначения усадьбы (агроусадьбы?), куда возят туристов для проживания, так сказать, в аутентичной народной среде: банька, блины, танцы под гармошку итп.
Что-то внутри мне подсказывает, что farmyard - это скорее скотный двор, а country-seat - наоборот, скорее помещичье имение. Хотя все это и многое другое тоже называется усадьбой...
doctor Vera
Local time: 18:59
estate
Explanation:
Or country-estate, or you can call it a "rustic cottage", widely used word to mean a bit of an older style feel to the cottage.
I think you will need to explain it in detail, as there is no one word to encompass what you need. I have heard the word "grange" for something like that, but it was a bit more archaic and had furniture still in place from the 1800s, almost like a mini-museum.
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Olga Kuchuk
Local time: 11:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10estate
Olga Kuchuk
3 +1homestead
Amy Lesiewicz
4farmstead
Pham Xuan Thanh
3manor
Sam Pinson
4 -1tourist farm
Ellen Kraus


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
manor


Explanation:
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Sam Pinson
United States
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
homestead


Explanation:
Here's an example of something similar in the United States--a vacation in an old-fashioned farmhouse where guests can observe and experience Amish life:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentalReview-g53314-d2274...

Amy Lesiewicz
United States
Local time: 11:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  rns
3 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
estate


Explanation:
Or country-estate, or you can call it a "rustic cottage", widely used word to mean a bit of an older style feel to the cottage.
I think you will need to explain it in detail, as there is no one word to encompass what you need. I have heard the word "grange" for something like that, but it was a bit more archaic and had furniture still in place from the 1800s, almost like a mini-museum.

Olga Kuchuk
Local time: 11:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  The Misha: That's what I'd call it too. A manor is basically just a house, albeit a big one, and homestead, well, I wouldn't want any damn tourists on MY homestead :)
40 mins
  -> Thanks Misha! It's a bit hard to fine one all-encompassing term, but I think estate is at least a good equvalent for усадьба
agree  Judith Hehir: This is what came to my mind also.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Judith.
agree  Maria Popova
2 hrs
agree  Natalia Volkova
4 hrs
agree  Jack Doughty: "Rustic cottage" suggests something too small, I think.
5 hrs
agree  cyhul
6 hrs
agree  GaryG
7 hrs
agree  Yulia Savelieva
7 hrs
agree  alex suhoy
1 day 5 hrs
agree  Rachel Douglas: "Country estate", not "estate" by itself.
1 day 23 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
farmstead


Explanation:
buildings, lanes, driveways, and surrounding lots. The poor, fair,and good buttons have no effect on these values.
http://www.shodor.org/master/environmental/water/runoff/Runo...
farm roads, and lanes plus other miscellaneous farmland are included in special uses;

http://www.oconeeheritagecenter.org/appalachianfarmstead.htm...
http://pittsfieldhistory.org/index.php?section=sites&content...
http://pittsfieldhistory.org/images/air_view_of_farm_1958_lg...
http://miraimages.photoshelter.com/image/I0000FICd1sO1H0Q


Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 22:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Kraus
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
disagree  The Misha: Usadba is resoundingly NOT a farm even though it may have some farming going on it. It is primarily a residence with surrounding land, more often than not owned by a noble or a wealthy person.
5 hrs
  -> The context about a common countryside "в аутентичной народной среде: банька, блины, танцы под гармошку итп.". Just let's see.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
tourist farm


Explanation:
in the wake of agrotourism a number of farmsteads have been adapted to so called Tourist farms where the visitors are served traditional rural meals and may stay overnight, have become very popular. #
Countryside - Slovenia - Official Travel Guide -
www.slovenia.info/touristfarms - Diese Seite übersetzen
Friendly hosts on tourist farms serve tasty, home-cooked food and drink. Relax in the company of open, friendly people and unspoilt nature, and just be yourself

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 17:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  The Misha: I could not find a single example of this being used in an authentic English-speaking source. Plus, as I explained above, usadba is not a farm.
2 hrs
  -> no examples for Anglophone sources ??? usadba in the present context is more of a form than you imagine, in any case more than an estate can ever be. Just have a look at entries on agritourism or farm tourism and the farmer as rural entrepreneur in UK ,
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