Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

наступившее у всех поголовно женщин на Земле бесплодие

English translation:

infertility affecting every last woman on Earth

Added to glossary by Jack Doughty
May 19, 2011 11:59
12 yrs ago
Russian term

наступившее у всех поголовно женщин на Земле бесплодие

Russian to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
В мире фильма «Дитя человеческое» помимо религиозного терроризма и национальных столкновений на почве конфликтов коренных жителей и мигрантов, выбрана ещё одна важная деталь — наступившее у всех поголовно женщин на Земле бесплодие, причины которого неизвестны, но известен печальный итог, к которому всё идёт — то, что не смогли войны, голод, экология, болезни, рано или поздно довершит время.

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May 23, 2011 18:46: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry

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infertility affecting every last woman on Earth

Or barrenness.

Reminds me of the Čapek play about robots, "R.U.R.", which begins with a news report saying that once again no babies had been born in the world that week (no need for humans now that robots could run the planet).
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agree Alex Marshall : my first thought
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all women on Earth became sterile

I would say "bare" but in this context a reader may think they all are running around nude :)
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no woman can become pregnant

 
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