Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
могучий питекантроп так и не переродившийся в человека
English translation:
a robust ape-like creature that never quite evolved into a human
Added to glossary by
Wendy Cummings
Jul 2, 2008 08:30
15 yrs ago
Russian term
могучий питекантроп так и не переродившийся в человека
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
This is from the back-story to a computer game. Unfortunately as much as I ask I can receive no references from the client to help with the endless imagery in this text. This is from a paragraph describing the Orc race:
Орки живут охотой и набегами на соседей. Поэтому лагерь Орков огорожен грубым частоколом и баррикадами, постройки - обтянутые шкурами навесы и массивные бараки из грубо сложенных стволов деревьев. Наименее гуманоидная раса. Исполинское, разумное, звероподобное существо в боевой раскраске, . Яростный, мощный войн.
My suggestion: A powerful pithecanthrope [any more commonplace word than this?] that has not yet evolved into man.
Any others?
Орки живут охотой и набегами на соседей. Поэтому лагерь Орков огорожен грубым частоколом и баррикадами, постройки - обтянутые шкурами навесы и массивные бараки из грубо сложенных стволов деревьев. Наименее гуманоидная раса. Исполинское, разумное, звероподобное существо в боевой раскраске, . Яростный, мощный войн.
My suggestion: A powerful pithecanthrope [any more commonplace word than this?] that has not yet evolved into man.
Any others?
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jul 4, 2008 14:54: Mark Berelekhis changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Proposed translations
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a robust ape-like creature that never quite evolved into a human
'так и не переродившийся' needs a 'never quite,' as that's what the description implies -- should have or was close to, but never quite made it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like this as having the best combination of elements and capturing the feel of the mighty Orcs!"
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a powerful pithecanthrope , who never developed to a human
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Tough and strong apeman that has not evolved to a human level
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Peer comment(s):
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Kameliya
: вы первый нашли то слово, которое искала Wendy, congrats!
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Большое спасибо! Ксения!
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a mighty ape-man that has never evolved into Homo sapiens
or failed to evolve
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a powerful primate that never developed into a human being
That's a version without "pithecanthrope / pithecanthropus".
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