Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
поболтать
English translation:
give a good shake
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Sep 2, 2006 08:01
17 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
поболтал
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Вытряхнув из шлема землю, он окунул его в воду. Поболтал как следует, затем вытащил.
Dear colleagues!
Посоветуйте, please, какой глагол тут лучше всего употребить.
What about 'waggled'?
Dear colleagues!
Посоветуйте, please, какой глагол тут лучше всего употребить.
What about 'waggled'?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | gave it a good shake |
Peter Shortall
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| 3 | shaked |
mk_lab
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| 3 | jiggled |
sergey (X)
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Proposed translations
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Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Legal / Business / Government
Native in: English
Works in: Romanian to English, Russian to English, French to English
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gave it a good shake
Since it's followed by как следует, I'd use this phrase to give the sense that he is doing it "properly" (i.e. thoroughly, to make sure all the soil/earth is washed out).
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-02 10:22:33 GMT)
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PS I'm not sure about "waggled" as I think that's normally used for ducks/animals waggling their tails/wings, etc. I don't think I've heard it used for people shaking things in their hands (certainly not often, anyway) and it kind of sounds comical!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-02 11:04:22 GMT)
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Hmm... well even if you're using "shook" in the previous sentence, this phrase uses "shake" so you could argue it avoids direct repetition of "shook"! I can't really think of anything better at the moment, but I'll keep trying...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-02 11:16:47 GMT)
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Maybe "gave it a good rinse", then, since this is being done in water, though perhaps this is taking a bit of a liberty as it's not quite the same as shaking. That said, I can think of very few other verbs which would fit here (already been through the thesaurus!) and we do know he's trying to get it clean, so I think it's in keeping with the spirit of the original.
e.g.
"I peeled my wet yellow trekking shirt over my head and gave it a good rinse in the lake..."
http://www.offyonder.com/story.lasso?id=75
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-02 10:22:33 GMT)
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PS I'm not sure about "waggled" as I think that's normally used for ducks/animals waggling their tails/wings, etc. I don't think I've heard it used for people shaking things in their hands (certainly not often, anyway) and it kind of sounds comical!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-02 11:04:22 GMT)
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Hmm... well even if you're using "shook" in the previous sentence, this phrase uses "shake" so you could argue it avoids direct repetition of "shook"! I can't really think of anything better at the moment, but I'll keep trying...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-02 11:16:47 GMT)
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Maybe "gave it a good rinse", then, since this is being done in water, though perhaps this is taking a bit of a liberty as it's not quite the same as shaking. That said, I can think of very few other verbs which would fit here (already been through the thesaurus!) and we do know he's trying to get it clean, so I think it's in keeping with the spirit of the original.
e.g.
"I peeled my wet yellow trekking shirt over my head and gave it a good rinse in the lake..."
http://www.offyonder.com/story.lasso?id=75
Peer comment(s):
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Dorene Cornwell
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Elena Iercoşan
: Hi Peter!...Yes, indeed. End of holiday - back to work :)
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Hi Elena, long time no "see"! :)
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Nico Staes
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Peter, I thing your "gave it a good rinse" is just what I need here. "
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shaked
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-09-02 13:56:13 GMT)
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Ouhh, sure shook. Irregular verbs are my trouble :(
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-09-02 13:56:13 GMT)
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Ouhh, sure shook. Irregular verbs are my trouble :(
Note from asker:
| You mean 'shook'? :-) |
15 hrs
jiggled
“Stick your finger in it!” He jiggled the mug slightly, causing the water to slosh around. I stuck my finger into the water. I looked at Sammy. ...
www.vituperation.com/2003/02/04/j030204-imported/
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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-09-02 23:14:39 GMT)
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...cover and let stand for 2 minutes, jiggling tea bag several times. Lift tea bag out and add rum and lime juice.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_5_209/ai_9345...
www.vituperation.com/2003/02/04/j030204-imported/
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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-09-02 23:14:39 GMT)
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...cover and let stand for 2 minutes, jiggling tea bag several times. Lift tea bag out and add rum and lime juice.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_5_209/ai_9345...
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