Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
шибко умными будут
English translation:
they will be smarter than they should be
Added to glossary by
Jennifer Guernsey
Apr 20, 2005 04:23
19 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
25+ yrs exp: pharma, medicine, biology
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English
шибко умными буд
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Here is the phrase in context:
Он считает, что одним из ключевых направлений реформирования науки должно стать “проведение прикладных исследований по ограниченному числу приоритетных направлений”. То есть люди из “сборочного цеха” должны знать свое место в мировом разделении труда и не претендовать на поиски истины в фундаментальных исследованиях — “шибко умными будут!”.
Он считает, что одним из ключевых направлений реформирования науки должно стать “проведение прикладных исследований по ограниченному числу приоритетных направлений”. То есть люди из “сборочного цеха” должны знать свое место в мировом разделении труда и не претендовать на поиски истины в фундаментальных исследованиях — “шибко умными будут!”.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | smarter than they should be |
Vladimir Chumak
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| 4 +3 | those who THINK they are smart enough |
Larissa Dinsley
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| 3 +2 | be too clever by half |
2rush
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| 5 | to be geniuses |
Angloruschinese
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
Vladimir Chumak
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
Australia
Age quod agis
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian, and 3 more.
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11
Russian term (edited):
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smarter than they should be
That's the meaning.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-20 04:33:55 GMT)
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... Well kids, don\'t play too many computer games, because for the first you get smarter than you should be, and for the second you waste too much time, and for ...
http://execom.smarthosting.com/games.html
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-20 04:33:55 GMT)
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... Well kids, don\'t play too many computer games, because for the first you get smarter than you should be, and for the second you waste too much time, and for ...
http://execom.smarthosting.com/games.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+2
7 mins
Russian term (edited):
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be too clever by half
"be too clever by half: to be too confident of your own intelligence in a way that annoys other people:
- She was too clever by half - always correcting the teacher or coming back with a smart answer."
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/be too clever by half
- She was too clever by half - always correcting the teacher or coming back with a smart answer."
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/be too clever by half
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mikhail Kropotov
: if this is what the expression really means, then it's a very nice equivalent!
59 mins
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Thank you
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Robert Donahue (X)
6 hrs
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Thank you
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39 mins
Larissa Dinsley
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Russian
United Kingdom
Royal Experience in Translation
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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51
those who THINK they are smart enough
In your context, it means "those who think they are smart enough" but really are not that smart. It obviously has derogatory connotation.
It is like in the following example:
Хорошо, если потенциальный начальник "оговаривается" и скажет, что ему не нужен "шибко умный" (вариант "умник", "неспособный к обучению", "много о себе думающий" и т. д.).
http://www.osp.ru/cw/1998/28-29/73.htm
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To Mikhail: We probably read the context in a different way. My understanding is that people from \"assembling units\" should not get involved into fundamental studies even if they think that they are smart enough - because they are not.
It is like in the following example:
Хорошо, если потенциальный начальник "оговаривается" и скажет, что ему не нужен "шибко умный" (вариант "умник", "неспособный к обучению", "много о себе думающий" и т. д.).
http://www.osp.ru/cw/1998/28-29/73.htm
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Note added at 2005-04-20 15:23:34 (GMT)
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To Mikhail: We probably read the context in a different way. My understanding is that people from \"assembling units\" should not get involved into fundamental studies even if they think that they are smart enough - because they are not.
Peer comment(s):
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olganet
21 mins
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Thank you Olga.
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Mikhail Kropotov
: Sorry, but I think your interpretation is wrong. ++ I think that yours is a good translation of the standalone phrase, but the context seems to favor a different view
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Sorry, but I think it is right. And - it makes more sense.
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Robert Donahue (X)
: If you put "think" in italics then this is just fine : )
5 hrs
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Thank you Robert.
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Marta Argat
18 hrs
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Thank you Marta
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1 day 1 hr
Angloruschinese
China
China
Native in English
China
Business Service For Foreigners in China
Native in: Chinese , English
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Chinese to Russian, and 27 more.
to be geniuses
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