Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
оказалась заложницей геополитических событий
English translation:
became hostage to the geopolitical events of 2014
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-07-08 14:55:38 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 5, 2015 13:55
8 yrs ago
Russian term
оказалась заложницей геополитических событий
Russian to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
пояснительная записка (коммерческого предприятия)
Российская экономика во многом **оказалась заложницей геополитических событий** 2014 года.
Спасибо.
Спасибо.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | became hostage to the geopolitical events of 2014 |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 3 | has [largely] fallen victim to the geopolitical events |
Lazyt3ch
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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became hostage to the geopolitical events of 2014
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или, если речь о текущем состоянии
is held hostage to...
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или, если речь о текущем состоянии
is held hostage to...
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
2 mins
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| agree |
Mark Berelekhis
45 mins
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Rachel Douglas
: With "held" - "was/has been held hostage to," "fell/has fallen hostage to," "was/has been taken hostage by." Any of those flows better than "became." // People are taught that passive voice is "bad" in English, but in many expressions it's quite alright.
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Thanks. I would avoid the passive voice.
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Susan Welsh
1 hr
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Lazyt3ch
1 hr
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Tatiana Grehan
2 hrs
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Sarah McDowell
1 day 14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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has [largely] fallen victim to the geopolitical events
Российская экономика во многом оказалась заложницей геополитических событий 2014 года.
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The Russian economy has largely fallen victim to the geopolitical events of 2014.
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Насколько я понимаю, имеются в виду негативные последствия для российской экономики, так что необязательно калькировать оборот.
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Впрочем, могу ошибаться.
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The Russian economy has largely fallen victim to the geopolitical events of 2014.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-07-05 16:00:14 GMT)
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Насколько я понимаю, имеются в виду негативные последствия для российской экономики, так что необязательно калькировать оборот.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-07-05 16:01:00 GMT)
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Впрочем, могу ошибаться.
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