Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bulgarian term or phrase:
двойник
English translation:
to (accurately) mirror human personality
Added to glossary by
ekolarova
Jul 27, 2010 15:49
13 yrs ago
Bulgarian term
двойник
Bulgarian to English
Other
Folklore
Folklore
Народната вяра и ритуална практика натоварват облеклото с изключително важна мисия – да бъде двойник на човека.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | to (accurately) mirror human personality |
Yavor Dimitrov
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| 3 +3 | second skin |
Petar Tsanev
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| 4 +1 | counterpart |
Atanas Dakov
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| 4 | look-alike |
Kendriya .
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References
| двойник (в контекста) |
Christo Metschkaroff
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Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
to (accurately) mirror human personality
Още едно предложение, макар че знам, че някои колеги ще го сметнат за твърде голямо отдалечаване от изходния текст.
Всъщност какво означава облеклото да бъде двойник на човека? Не става ли по-скоро дума за това то да е огледало на човешката душевност/характер/емоционален заряд?
to mirror
-- to reflect in or as if in a mirror.
-- to reflect as a mirror does.
-- to mimic or imitate (something) accurately.
-- to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely.
Всъщност какво означава облеклото да бъде двойник на човека? Не става ли по-скоро дума за това то да е огледало на човешката душевност/характер/емоционален заряд?
to mirror
-- to reflect in or as if in a mirror.
-- to reflect as a mirror does.
-- to mimic or imitate (something) accurately.
-- to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christo Metschkaroff
: Nice one! And reordering the sentence - cool!
48 mins
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 mins
Atanas Dakov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
Bulgaria
Translation competence matters!
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, German to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, and 4 more.
counterpart
Смятам, че това е подходящ превод в този контекст.
+3
10 mins
Petar Tsanev
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
&
English
Bulgaria
Always dead on target!
Native in: Bulgarian 
, English
Works in: Bulgarian to English, English to Bulgarian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
second skin
I suggest this since "double" does not seem to fit here.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mark Bossanyi
: Like it.
21 mins
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Thnx
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| agree |
Kendriya .
: :)
27 mins
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Thnx
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| agree |
Andrei Vrabtchev
12 hrs
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Thnx
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36 mins
Kendriya .
Japan
Japan
Native in Bulgarian
Japan
20 years in translation
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: Japanese to English, Japanese to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
look-alike
просто още едно предложение:)
Reference comments
3 hrs
Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
Works in field
Bulgaria
Knowledge And Experience You Can Rely On
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria)
Works in: German to Bulgarian, English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Reference:
двойник (в контекста)
Вж.: синонимите и зр. производни!
twin • noun 1. he and his brother are twins synonyms : identical twin, fraternal twin.
2. where is the twin of that glove? synonyms : mate, match, fellow, counterpart, complement.
3. she is an absolute twin for the queen synonyms : double, look-alike, likeness, image, duplicate, clone; inf. spitting image, ringer, dead ringer
2. fig. a. pl. Two persons or things intimately associated, connected, or related (esp. in origin, or from the beginning), or, as in quot. 1784, closely resembling or agreeing with each other; two forming a pair or couple. (In quot. a 1600 loosely applied to more than two.)
Applied by Puttenham (quot. 1589) to the figure HENDIADYS.
1589 PUTTENHAM Eng. Poesie III. xvi. (Arb.) 188 Another manner of speach when ye will seeme to make two of one.., which therefore we call the figure of Twynnes, the Greekes Endiadis. a1591 H. SMITH Serm. (1637) 395 Sinnes and excuses are twinnes born at a birth. a1600 MONTGOMERIE Sonn. viii. 9 Come, troup of tuinis, about his temple tuyn {Ygh}our laurell leivis. 1612 Two Noble K. II. ii. 21 Never Shall we two exercise, like Twyns of honour, Our Armes again. 1784 COWPER Task IV. 738 Two were never found Twins at all points. 1820 SHELLEY Ode to Liberty xiii, Twins of a single destiny!
b. sing. One of two thus related; in early use sometimes = mate, companion; now usually with of, to, or possessive: something closely connected with or resembling the other thing mentioned; a fellow, counterpart.
1540 R. HYRDE tr. Vives' Instr. Chr. Wom. (1592) Niij, A woman..with whom he shall live a twin. 1616 LANE Contn. Sqr.'s T. XI. 190 Hee..shall have his landes, and her to wifelie twinn. 1697 BENTLEY Phal. (1699) 249 Another consequence the very twin to that which went before. 1819 BYRON Juan II. clxxii, All who joy would win Must share it{em}Happiness was born a twin. 1822-7 GOOD Study Med. (1829) IV. 11 The great sympathetic..nerve..meets its twin from the opposite side. 1867 MAURICE Patriarchs & Lawg. viii. (1877) 168 Love would be seen to be the eternal twin of Truth. 1908 O. SEAMAN Salvage, Sweet Uses Obesity vii, Her bed, as a matter of course, is A twin of the wonder of Ware.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/twin
2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
twin • noun 1. he and his brother are twins synonyms : identical twin, fraternal twin.
2. where is the twin of that glove? synonyms : mate, match, fellow, counterpart, complement.
3. she is an absolute twin for the queen synonyms : double, look-alike, likeness, image, duplicate, clone; inf. spitting image, ringer, dead ringer
2. fig. a. pl. Two persons or things intimately associated, connected, or related (esp. in origin, or from the beginning), or, as in quot. 1784, closely resembling or agreeing with each other; two forming a pair or couple. (In quot. a 1600 loosely applied to more than two.)
Applied by Puttenham (quot. 1589) to the figure HENDIADYS.
1589 PUTTENHAM Eng. Poesie III. xvi. (Arb.) 188 Another manner of speach when ye will seeme to make two of one.., which therefore we call the figure of Twynnes, the Greekes Endiadis. a1591 H. SMITH Serm. (1637) 395 Sinnes and excuses are twinnes born at a birth. a1600 MONTGOMERIE Sonn. viii. 9 Come, troup of tuinis, about his temple tuyn {Ygh}our laurell leivis. 1612 Two Noble K. II. ii. 21 Never Shall we two exercise, like Twyns of honour, Our Armes again. 1784 COWPER Task IV. 738 Two were never found Twins at all points. 1820 SHELLEY Ode to Liberty xiii, Twins of a single destiny!
b. sing. One of two thus related; in early use sometimes = mate, companion; now usually with of, to, or possessive: something closely connected with or resembling the other thing mentioned; a fellow, counterpart.
1540 R. HYRDE tr. Vives' Instr. Chr. Wom. (1592) Niij, A woman..with whom he shall live a twin. 1616 LANE Contn. Sqr.'s T. XI. 190 Hee..shall have his landes, and her to wifelie twinn. 1697 BENTLEY Phal. (1699) 249 Another consequence the very twin to that which went before. 1819 BYRON Juan II. clxxii, All who joy would win Must share it{em}Happiness was born a twin. 1822-7 GOOD Study Med. (1829) IV. 11 The great sympathetic..nerve..meets its twin from the opposite side. 1867 MAURICE Patriarchs & Lawg. viii. (1877) 168 Love would be seen to be the eternal twin of Truth. 1908 O. SEAMAN Salvage, Sweet Uses Obesity vii, Her bed, as a matter of course, is A twin of the wonder of Ware.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/twin
2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
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