Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
проголосовать обеими руками
English translation:
to be all for it, enthusiastic about it
Added to glossary by
Evgenia Windstein
Jul 6, 2012 11:09
11 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
проголосовать обеими руками
Russian to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
politics
Я полагаю, что все это завершится успешно, Россия пройдет этот этап, политики, завершая свою дискуссию, проголосуют обеими руками “за”.
Does this have the connotation of fraudulent voting (as in Walter Mondale's famous quip, "vote early and often"), or does it just mean that people will vote enthusiastically for something, in this case Eurasian integration? The speaker is rather ironic.
Thanks in advance!
Does this have the connotation of fraudulent voting (as in Walter Mondale's famous quip, "vote early and often"), or does it just mean that people will vote enthusiastically for something, in this case Eurasian integration? The speaker is rather ironic.
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | to be all for it |
Evgenia Windstein
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| 4 +1 | will vote hands down in favor |
Judith Hehir
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| 3 +1 | they will vote enthusiastically |
Roman M
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| 3 | get two thumbs up |
Levis
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References
| will completely support it |
Ripsime Bailleux (X)
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Change log
Nov 27, 2012 08:43: Evgenia Windstein changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/625898">Susan Welsh's</a> old entry - "проголосовать обеими руками"" to ""to be all for it, enthusiastic about it""
Proposed translations
+1
5 mins
Evgenia Windstein
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Reliable, Reasonable, Realistic!
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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to be all for it
x yes, vote unanimously, embrace the idea.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. I also like the "two thumbs up," but somehow it doesn't seem to work so well with the idea of voting."
+1
3 mins
they will vote enthusiastically
"Общая лексика: голосовать обеими руками (They were very much in favour of it.)"
source: http://universal_en_ru.academic.ru/542188/be_very_much_in_fa...
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-07-06 11:18:28 GMT)
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It's more of "fully support" or "fully agree," but it does imply a certain enthusiasm.
source: http://universal_en_ru.academic.ru/542188/be_very_much_in_fa...
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-07-06 11:18:28 GMT)
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It's more of "fully support" or "fully agree," but it does imply a certain enthusiasm.
2 hrs
get two thumbs up
+++
+1
3 hrs
will vote hands down in favor
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Angela Greenfield
7 mins
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Thank you, Angela.
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| neutral |
Leonid K.U.
: Hardly so. Hands down: "easy, w/out effort and/or w/out question", whereas To vote "with both hands" means enthusiastically + with full support.
1 hr
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Thank you, Leonid.
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Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
will completely support it
I suggest to adapt the sentence
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