Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
красноармеец
English translation:
Red Army man
Added to glossary by
sparta1978
Dec 27, 2012 20:06
11 yrs ago
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Russian term
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Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, German to English
красноармеец
Russian to English
Other
Military / Defense
military ranks
красноармеец, ефрейтор, мл сержант, сержант, старший сержант
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Red Army man |
Dmitry Goykhman
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| 4 +5 | Private |
GaryG
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| 5 | Red Army buck private |
Pham Xuan Thanh
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Proposed translations
+1
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Dmitry Goykhman
Native in Russian
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English
Works in field
Perfectly nuanced translation
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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Red Army man
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
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Thank you!
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The Misha
: That's not a name for the military rank meant here. Zhukov and Konev were also "Red Army men".
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Comment: "Thanks for inputs, including you Misha. Astute observation."
+5
8 mins
Private
It's the lowest rank in a series of ranks so you might as will give it the equivalent rank used elsewhere and not translate it literally
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Pavel Karpechenkov
46 mins
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| agree |
The Misha
51 mins
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| agree |
MariyaN (X)
4 hrs
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| agree |
James McVay
4 hrs
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| agree |
cyhul
3 days 14 hrs
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21 hrs
Pham Xuan Thanh
Works in field
experienced VIE↔EN←RUS Translator/Editor
Native in: Vietnamese (Variant: Standard-Vietnam)
Works in: English to Vietnamese, Vietnamese to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
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Red Army buck private
Taking into account the ranks listed in the context in ascending order: красноармеец, ефрейтор, мл сержант, сержант, старший сержант listed
Buck private:
an male enlisted person of the lowest rank in the armed forces; common soldier
http://www.thetigersden.biz/servlet/the-515/Soviet,-Russian,...
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/uniform/uniform1.htm
http://en.diorama.ru/gallery/figures/1514/
http://www.firestormmodels.com/store/product.php?productid=2...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RA020-Red-Army-Soldier-Lying-Prone-K...
The mentioned ranks: “красноармеец, ефрейтор, мл сержант, сержант, старший сержант…” maybe translated:
buck private, corporal, junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant
Buck private:
an male enlisted person of the lowest rank in the armed forces; common soldier
http://www.thetigersden.biz/servlet/the-515/Soviet,-Russian,...
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/uniform/uniform1.htm
http://en.diorama.ru/gallery/figures/1514/
http://www.firestormmodels.com/store/product.php?productid=2...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RA020-Red-Army-Soldier-Lying-Prone-K...
The mentioned ranks: “красноармеец, ефрейтор, мл сержант, сержант, старший сержант…” maybe translated:
buck private, corporal, junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant
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