Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
завязать
English translation:
to introduce to
Added to glossary by
PoveyTrans (X)
Dec 6, 2006 11:06
17 yrs ago
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Russian term
PoveyTrans (X)
завязать
Russian to English
Other
Slang
В конце 1991 года ABC лично «завязал» главу «GHJ Ltd» на администрацию PQR области.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | introduced to |
Valery Kaminski
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| 3 +4 | hooked up |
tuvaliev
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| 4 +1 | tied |
Alexander Demyanov
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| 4 | linked XXX with |
Irene N
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| 4 | associated to |
Ashok Garlapati
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Commitment and experience, here and now
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Belarusian to English, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
introduced to
the meaning is they arranged for a personal and beneficial contact
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Note added at 3 час (2006-12-06 15:02:10 GMT)
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or
personally provided him with with contacts in the administration
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Note added at 3 час (2006-12-06 15:02:57 GMT)
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one "with" too many :)
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Note added at 3 час (2006-12-06 15:02:10 GMT)
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or
personally provided him with with contacts in the administration
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Note added at 3 час (2006-12-06 15:02:57 GMT)
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one "with" too many :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, in the context of the text, this works best. Thanks."
+1
14 mins
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
55
+4
28 mins
hooked up
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Peer comment(s):
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Alexander Demyanov
: This idiom has a bit different meaning. To hook someone up with someone else means to introduce 2 ppl for potential dating. To hook someone up with something means "to provide", "to help get".
2 hrs
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thanks, Alexander
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Christina Keating (X)
: "His contact hooked him up with a good job." for example.
3 hrs
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thanks, C M Keating
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| agree |
Roman Bardachev
: not necessarily for dating of course
5 hrs
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спасибо, Roman Bardachev
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| agree |
ariann
: yes, I have been saying it in my head with all suggested variants and think this is stylistically best -- all meanings suggested are "right", but this sounds best
6 hrs
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thanks, ariann
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| agree |
Alexandra Tussing
17 hrs
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thanks, Rusinterp
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5 hrs
linked XXX with
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17 hrs
associated to
Just one more version, which I feel suits better.
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