Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 9, 2010 14:13
13 yrs ago
Russian term
пригожая
Russian to English
Art/Literary
History
Текст - культурный анализ Древней Руси.
Нужен иакой перевод, чтобы речь шла не только о том что женщина приятна на вид, но и с более глубоким смыслом - "гожая", то есть которая имеет такие качаства, которые нужны определенному мужчине.
Нужен иакой перевод, чтобы речь шла не только о том что женщина приятна на вид, но и с более глубоким смыслом - "гожая", то есть которая имеет такие качаства, которые нужны определенному мужчине.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | comely |
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3 +3 | comely |
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3 | graceful |
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Proposed translations
+4
9 mins
Selected
comely
This is a relatively 'traditional' English word meaning both 'pleasant to look at / attractive' and 'agreeable / suitable'. This English term is also almost always about a woman.
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comely
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/comely
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&de...
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comely
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/comely
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&de...
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3 mins
graceful
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+3
10 mins
comely
This word is not much used nowadays but is common in historical stories and novels about the Middle Ages or the Arthurian legend.
Comely:
# becoming: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
# bonny: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Comeliness - Physical attractiveness is the perception of the physical traits of an individual human person as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful, and can include various implications such as sexual attractiveness and physique. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comeliness
Comely:
# becoming: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
# bonny: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Comeliness - Physical attractiveness is the perception of the physical traits of an individual human person as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful, and can include various implications such as sexual attractiveness and physique. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comeliness
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