Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

mint sign

Russian translation:

свежий или очень хороший/бестящий знак/след

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Aug 28, 2011 09:39
12 yrs ago
English term

mint sign

English to Russian Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters охота на кабана в Новой Зеландии
Ребята приплыли на катере на остров на севере НЗ. Хотят поохотится на кабана. Они плывут вдоль острова в поисках места для высадки на берег. И пока они это делают, они замечают какие-то признаки того, что там есть кабан, и говорят следующее:

That is a mint sign. Yeah, that’s a good sign. At least we know that there’s a pig around. And now what we’ve gotta do is try and find it.

Discussion

Jill Conklin Achkasova Aug 28, 2011:
thanks for clarification Angela, thanks for clarification
Angela Greenfield Aug 28, 2011:
Напрашивается что-то типа "автографа" или вариации на эту тему. :-)
Типа хрюшка оставила им автограф на песке.
Angela Greenfield Aug 28, 2011:
mint sign While I am not going to disagree with Jill's translation (because it is essentially right), the "mint sign" (or more common "mint mark") is the stamp of the Mint (клеймо монетного двора в старину, а сегодня - печать или значок на монетах или купюрах, указывающие на то, где печатались деньги). The mint sign allows you to identify the origin of the coin, and in your case the "mint sign" indicates who the hoof print belongs to, i.e. that there is a pig around. I don't believe that in this particular case there is any indication of "freshness". IMHO

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свежий или очень хороший/бестящий знак/след

"Mint condition" means brand-new (very good condition), as in a coin right from the mint. Usually it is used as a phrase to describe goods, but "mint" in a more figuarative sense could mean fresh (as in fresh/recent tracks), or possibly very good.
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agree mk_lab
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agree Alexander Teplitsky
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