Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Болотники и Болотницы
English translation:
the Masters and Mistresses of the Swamp
Added to glossary by
Dorene Cornwell
Dec 25, 2004 17:47
19 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Болотники и Болотницы
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Folklore
children's literature
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
В Топких болотах Болотники и Болотницы, Кикимора и Хмырь Болотный примеряли обновки, купленные на Большом Рынке. А Кикимора мечтала о том, как она появится на празднике в новых красных башмаках.
Допустим, Болотники - Swampers. Тогда Болотницы - Swamperesses? Или какие-нибудь другие варианты возможны?
Топкие Болота - Swampy Marshes. Кикимора - Mire Pixie. Хмырь Болотный - Bog-Boggart. Это тоже пока предварительные варианты, но они, по-моему, вполне подходят.
В Топких болотах Болотники и Болотницы, Кикимора и Хмырь Болотный примеряли обновки, купленные на Большом Рынке. А Кикимора мечтала о том, как она появится на празднике в новых красных башмаках.
Допустим, Болотники - Swampers. Тогда Болотницы - Swamperesses? Или какие-нибудь другие варианты возможны?
Топкие Болота - Swampy Marshes. Кикимора - Mire Pixie. Хмырь Болотный - Bog-Boggart. Это тоже пока предварительные варианты, но они, по-моему, вполне подходят.
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15 mins
Dorene Cornwell
Native in English
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
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the Masters and Mistresses of the Swamp
not sure which of these I like best. Hence too many examples.
the Masters and Mistresses of the Swamp
the Lords and the Ladies of the Swamp
the Swamp Masters and the Swamp Mistresses
The Swamp Lords and the Swamp Ladies
Merry Christmas to anyone on the western calendar, espeically anyone nerdy enough to be fussing with ProZ on a holiday.
the Masters and Mistresses of the Swamp
the Lords and the Ladies of the Swamp
the Swamp Masters and the Swamp Mistresses
The Swamp Lords and the Swamp Ladies
Merry Christmas to anyone on the western calendar, espeically anyone nerdy enough to be fussing with ProZ on a holiday.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Dorene!!!"
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5 hrs
Kevin Kelly
Native in English
Works in field
Impeccable quality, on-time delivery.
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Russian term (edited):
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Swamperors and Swampresses
Only one quarter serious :-)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Vladimir Lioukaikine (X)
: I'd add another three quarters of seriousness to it :-) I just think it's brilliant, this Swamperor (from Emperor, of course) - I just hope it fits the context :-) Merry Christmas!
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Thank you, Vladimir. Merry Christmas to you, too.
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Anatoliy Babich
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Thank you, Anatoliy.
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Lale
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Thank you, Lale.
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Dorene Cornwell
: This variant is imaginative. The problem is my Anglophone ear wants there to be only one emperor at a time per large land mass, certainly not a whole bunch in one bog. That's why I had to settle for Lords or Masters.
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Dorene, you are correct and that thought occurred to me, too. But can there be a bunch of Lords or Masters in one bog? If so, your version is perhaps better.
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Yuri Geifman
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
&
English
Canada
Taking pride in my work
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Russian term (edited):
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Swamp (or Bog) Things
I don't really see the need to have both genders expressly identified. Remember the movie Swamp Thing? Quite an image... I also came up with Swamp People, Swamp Dwellers (wanna be politically correct? How about Swamp Persons :-)
Swamp Dudes and Swamp Dudettes?
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Note added at 5 hrs 43 mins (2004-12-25 23:30:59 GMT)
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Happy Holidays!
Swamp Dudes and Swamp Dudettes?
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Note added at 5 hrs 43 mins (2004-12-25 23:30:59 GMT)
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Happy Holidays!
Peer comment(s):
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Dorene Cornwell
: Ummmm, these make me laugh really well, especially Swamp Dudes, but I think this is supposed to be real fantasy, plausibly taken seriously as fantasy, not satire.
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I know Dorene, I was probably still winding down from the Xmas party, sorry :-)
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21 mins
Igor Kreknin
Native in Russian
Translator / Engineer, M.Sc.
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Latvian to Russian, and 1 more.
Russian term (edited):
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swapm-goblins & swamp-mistresses
http://bestiary.ru/bolotnik.php
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/v/evanatt/the_swamp_mist...
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http://www.borderwalker.com/watkins/folio/illo_swampgobs.jpg
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/m/u/mutsaevf/swamp.jpg.htm...
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Andrei Patrikeyev
: I would rather add "swamp goblins and their wives."
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Alexandra Tussing
: possible
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Valters Feists
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Creative. Analytical. Fluent. Excellent.
Native in: Latvian
Works in: English to Latvian, Latvian to English, German to Latvian, and 8 more.
Russian term (edited):
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Swampsters and Swampstresses
Let's modernise it! :)
Variation:
Swampsters and Swampsterettes
Variation:
Swampsters and Swampsterettes
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