За пользу Отечеству

English translation: For services to the Nation

10:12 May 31, 2010

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Names (personal, company)

Russian term or phrase: За пользу Отечеству

Награжден нагрудными знаками «Почетный работник высшего профессионального образования Российской Федерации» и «Почетный разведчик недр», орденом Российской академии естественных наук «За пользу Отечеству».

Спасибо!

Viachaslau KudoZ activity Questions: 158 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 554 Sweden
Local time: 20:56

English translation:For services to the Nation

Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 дн23 час (2010-06-03 09:48:28 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I suggest you use "services to the Nation" if you want a generic, neutral tone, and "services to the Fatherland" if you wish/need to give a specific "old Soviet Russian" tone...

Selected response from:

Pierrick Jaouen, CFA
France
Local time: 20:56

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

for benefits to the Nation

David Knowles

4 +2

For the Good of the Fatherland

Judith Hehir

4 +2

For services to the Nation

Pierrick Jaouen, CFA

Answers

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

for benefits to the Nation

Explanation:
I think "Nation" is the best word here, rather than motherland/fatherland.

David Knowles
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

For the Good of the Fatherland

Explanation:
Reads more like a banner or slogan, i.e., propaganda

Compare: in order to serve the common good of the Fatherland. ...
http://convivenciacuba.es/content/view/284/68/

As for the "good" part:
... why the Third Reich needed to be defeated, mainly for the good of humanity. http://www1.epinions.com/review/Fatherland_by_Robert_Harris_...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-31 16:09:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Just a note to show that "the Fatherland" is used in reference to the RF in the RF:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Russian Federation Fatherland...

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Judith, doesn't your variant sound more like "На благо Отечеству"? Thank you!

21 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

For services to the Nation

Pierrick Jaouen, CFA
France
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

За пользу Отечеству

English translation: For services to the Nation

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

Your current localization setting

Select a language

За пользу Отечеству

English translation: For services to the Nation

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language