Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Завидная невеста
English translation:
the perfect bride
Russian term
Завидная невеста
Proposed translations
the perfect bride
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You're welcome.
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AT_Translate
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Thank you, Anastasia.
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Alexandra Taggart
: Perfect.
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Thank you, Alexandra. Perfect? Perfect! :)
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Susan Welsh
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Thanks, Susan.
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Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
gold bride
Ukraine
Official Russian localizer for MDaemon.
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
the bride is a good catch
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Natalia Potashnik
: simply "Good Catch"
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Alexandra Taggart
: It would mean that she has a lot of money."завидная"is about her personal quatities.
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for me personally "завидная" bride is a bride that has money or assets, among other things :))
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Russian Federation
Legal & Financial since 1999
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
enviable bride
Canada
Working HW Electronics Designer
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
eligible spinster
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Elena Vvedenskaya
: http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news13116.html
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Thanks
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Susan Welsh
: "spinster," unfortunately, has a negative connotation, like "old maid"
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Thanks anyway
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Barry Appleby
: Spinster does not necessarily always have this connotation. The term "spinster of this parish" was when posting the banns. The Russian term is in current use, see below.
Самая завидная невеста Украины в декабре выходит замуж
Hence, eligible seems right.
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Thank you.
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Alexandra Taggart
: I'm sorry for putting my nose:"Самая завидная("enviable"refers only to Asians in English) невеста Украины(arrogant Russians wouldn' call a bride"завидная " в декабре выходит замуж(pregnant?Normal people set their wedding for May) "
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Desirable bride
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
enticing bride
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Есть еще такое понятие, как "trophy wife". Надо смотреть по контексту
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
potential bride
Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
a dream bride
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Jim Tucker (X)
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thank you
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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.
good catch bride
a girl any man would marry or desires to marry
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