Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Расширенно (показать)
English translation:
pls see below
Added to glossary by
Yuri Larin
Feb 10, 2011 02:03
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Расширенно (показать)
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
* Один знакомый обещал мне очень расширенно показать город. *
DIRECT TRANSLATION: offered to give me an extended tour of the town
BUT I know there's a better expression out there, currently eluding me..
DIRECT TRANSLATION: offered to give me an extended tour of the town
BUT I know there's a better expression out there, currently eluding me..
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Feb 17, 2011 08:19: Yuri Larin Created KOG entry
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Yuri Larin
Ukraine
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pls see below
... take (lead) smb on a detailed (or “in-depth”) tour of … (if there’s no tongue in cheek there as in “девушка, давайте поедем в лес, я вам город покажу …”)
Also, "show smb around the city and point out a lot of sights (landmarks, etc.)", "in-depth sightseeing", "an extended tour of the..."
Also, "show smb around the city and point out a lot of sights (landmarks, etc.)", "in-depth sightseeing", "an extended tour of the..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm going with in-depth, since the narrator already had several other (more superficial) tours ."
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5 mins
extensive
I think you have the root right, but this is the form of the word that I think most people would use.
Does this refer to either the time and number of sights to be seen? Of course, it normally takes a lot of time to properly see many sights, but..
Does this refer to either the time and number of sights to be seen? Of course, it normally takes a lot of time to properly see many sights, but..
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MariyaN (X)
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Roman Bardachev
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Jack Doughty
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Denis Shepelev
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Vladimir Dubisskiy
: indeed, Gary, indeed :-)
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expansive
This could be a good translation since расширать can mean to expand.
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to show me all around the town
http://www.google.com/search?q="show him all around the town...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-02-10 16:01:17 GMT)
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obviously the colloquial approach
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-02-10 16:01:17 GMT)
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obviously the colloquial approach
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Rachel Douglas
United States
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to show all the ins and outs / the upsides and the downsides
Those might be options, especially if you need to contrast it with the more superficial tours the person already had.
Discussion
For example, *augment* and *enhance* are both synonyms, but have nothing to do with tedious protraction.
http://thesaurus.com/browse/extended
PS: LOL! I can't believe the visiting mother-in-law is an actual example ;)
Definitions of extended on the Web:
drawn-out: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
The reason I used "extended" (versus "extensive") is that the narrator already had several tours of the city with various relatives. This acquaintance, however, offered to give her a broader view (exposing her to the city's minority neighborhoods, rather than showing her the usual tourist attractions).
..I apologize for not providing this background info upon 1st submitting the question..