Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
перемена знаков
English translation:
reversal of direction (if used metaphorically rather than mathematically)
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Oct 16, 2004 11:06
19 yrs ago
Russian term
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перемена знаков
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Переворот в области ценностей, который мы наблюдаем, сводится к простой перемене знаков и освобождению сдерживаемых устремлений, однако никакого «нового знания о человеке» в себе не содержит.
Имеется в виду + на -...and change of sign doesn't do it for me for some reason. Can anyone muster something better? :)
Имеется в виду + на -...and change of sign doesn't do it for me for some reason. Can anyone muster something better? :)
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | reversal |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 | inversion |
Alexander Demyanov
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| 3 | change of polarity |
danya
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Proposed translations
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Jack Doughty
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Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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reversal
It seems to me that this is what it means, and this conveys the idea better than "change of sign".
Peer comment(s):
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Mikhail Kropotov
: I like. Maybe "reversal of direction"?
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Thank you. Yes, it could be expanded in that way.
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Nik-On/Off
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Thank you.
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Ines Burrell
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Thank you.
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Tsogt Gombosuren
: Yes, in my opinion (after checking with my old dictionaries) this is the best choice of word.
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Thank you.
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2rush
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks :)"
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change of polarity
not that i were 100% sure.. an option
11 mins
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Russian term (edited):
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inversion
But this would be, in reality, an inversion of the primary principle of our political association...
In fine, the world would have seen, for the first time, a system of government founded on an inversion of the fundamental principles of all government;
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Note added at 43 mins (2004-10-16 11:50:22 GMT)
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Another option:
an about-face, a volte-face
In fine, the world would have seen, for the first time, a system of government founded on an inversion of the fundamental principles of all government;
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Note added at 43 mins (2004-10-16 11:50:22 GMT)
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Another option:
an about-face, a volte-face
Discussion
a reversal of what?