Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
излишне частая
English translation:
excessively frequent
Added to glossary by
sparta1978
Jun 13, 2014 13:24
10 yrs ago
Russian term
Military Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, German to English
излишне частая
Russian to English
Other
Military / Defense
излишне частая разборка и сборка вредна
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
11 mins
Ella Gokhmark
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
&
English
Australia
живое слово
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
excessively frequent
excessively frequent assembly and disassembly is damaging
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
2 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
The Misha
3 hrs
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Thank you :-)
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| agree |
Maria Mizguireva
14 hrs
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Спасибо :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Ella. Special thanks Vibe. Original approach."
+1
32 mins
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
too frequent
Another option.
Note from asker:
| The Misha, I feel Lilian's suggestion is valid. I am looking for legitimate options, and from them select what i feel fits best. Have a nice day, David |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
The Misha
: Have you read the entire sentence? You can't use this attributively without saying "too frequent a disassembly or assembly," and then it becomes a tongue twister for no good reason and totally off key for the purpose.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Michael Korovkin
: I don't understand why"assembling and disassembling too often/frequently will cause harm"is a"mouthful",whilst a rather awkward "excessively frequent assembly and disassembly is damaging" ain't...
20 hrs
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| agree |
Natalia Volkova
1 day 20 hrs
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48 mins
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
76
unnecessarily excessive
my take on it
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
| Michael, its UNnecessarily excessive. Another valid option in my opinion. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Michael Korovkin
: I didn't know that there was such a thing as necessarily excessive :). Excess is by definition a sign of superfluity.
20 hrs
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Michael, I agree it does sound redundant, but the expression exists. Thanks for your opinion.
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4 hrs
Paraphrasing RU nouns into EN ing-forms often (I'd even say, TOO OFTEN ;)) helps
"Field-stripping and re-assemblying your gun too often can cause excessive wear and tear, etc.
Note from asker:
| хороший оригинальный подход, спасибо |
Discussion
David, I don't think is frequent stripping/assembly that does the harm, it's mutiple unnecessary strippings and assemblies. But in terms of the 3 year conscription at the time, it's frequent. :-)