Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
чувствовать людей
English translation:
to have a good sense of people
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Dec 16, 2009 03:53
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
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Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
чувствовать людей
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Когда у него появлялась новая подруга, он всегда интересовался её мнением. А она чувствовала людей, у неё была отличная интуиция.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+1
7 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
666
Selected
to have a good sense of people
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
-1
12 mins
Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Translating your ideas into reality
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
24
sense the people's nature
she could sense the people's nature
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: 'the people'? Perhaps what Lenin and Stalin would have claimed they could do? RE YOUR COMMENT BELOW: THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT READS. BUT IN ANY CASE IT WOULD BE PEOPLE'S NATURE. BUT ONE DOESN'T REALLY SENSE PEOPLE'S NATURE.
7 hrs
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Sorry, but I don't see a point in your comment. Could you explain it? The definite article refers to the noun "nature"//THANKS, I SEE YOUR POINT NOW
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Rachel Douglas
: As Dan said, you can't insert a possessive between the def article and its noun - a common mistake by Russian-speakers in English. "The blue ball" is good, but "the my ball" is not. In "the people's nature," "the" goes with "people."
20 hrs
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thank you, Rachel. I'll remember that.
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+4
43 mins
she had a feel for people
and a fine intuition
Peer comment(s):
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Tokyo_Moscow
26 mins
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Anna Krupnova
3 hrs
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Jack Doughty
3 hrs
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: look no further
7 hrs
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Judith Hehir
: "feel" doesn't seem to work with "people." Mark's "good sense" sounds more natural.
9 hrs
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-1
1 hr
Alexandra Liashchenko
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
I love my job like a love bread
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to Russian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
sense people from inside out
even just 'sense' would be fine for this equivalent
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Libero_Lang_Lab
: don't think "sense people from inside out" sounds very idiomatic
7 hrs
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+2
6 hrs
Vladimir Alexandrov
Native in Russian
fight the matrix
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
8
she's got a knack for reading people
she's got a knack for reading people
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: that could work. maybe: she knew how to read people; or even: she read people well
1 hr
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Thank you, Dan Brennan
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Alexandra Taggart
: "She was apt to reed people", "Knack" is about a professionalism, a skill.
11 hrs
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Thank you, Alexandra Taggart.
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+2
9 hrs
Judith Hehir
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
:
82
to be a good judge of character
variant
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: for me, this is little too narrow. is it just about judging someone's character in this case? i'm not so sure...
1 hr
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Thank you, Dan.
At first I thought perhaps you might be right, but in this context, where the character is interested in another's opinion of his girlfriends, I suspect "judge of character" might work well.
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Olga Cartlidge
2 hrs
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Thanks, Olga.
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Rachel Douglas
: I agree that it might work, and if it doesn't, then likely "judge of people", or "could judge people well."
11 hrs
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Thank you, Rachel.
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20 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
384
size people up
I voted for Judith's option, but then this came to mind.
"She had an excellent intuition for sizing people up."
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-12-17 00:39:39 GMT)
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Or, on second thought, it would be better without an article. "She had excellent intuition..."
"She had an excellent intuition for sizing people up."
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-12-17 00:39:39 GMT)
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Or, on second thought, it would be better without an article. "She had excellent intuition..."
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