Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Словом, все, кроме разве что терроризма и кражи гусей.
English translation:
In a word, everything but terrorism and geese theft.
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Signe Jase
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Словом, все, кроме разве что терроризма и кражи гусей.
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Словом, все, кроме разве что терроризма и кражи гусей. Any ideas of any ideomic way of translating this passage? :)
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Ilya Prishchepov
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In a word, everything but terrorism and geese theft.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-11 17:45:29 GMT)
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geese theft можно заменить на petty theft
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-11 18:14:41 GMT)
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LOL, it is an idiom in itself. Bush/Putin era of "War on Terror"
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-11 17:45:29 GMT)
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geese theft можно заменить на petty theft
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-11 18:14:41 GMT)
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LOL, it is an idiom in itself. Bush/Putin era of "War on Terror"
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In a word, everything except for / outside of terrorism and stealing geese
There's nothing idiomatic about it in either language. The author is simply making a point in a comical, demonstrative fashion.
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Natalia Gadzhieva
: It is an allusion to the Russian book character Паниковский (from "Golden calf" by Ilf and Petrov) He was famous for being stingy and making some minor crimes. Once he stole the goose. Stealing geese means commitimg small and ridiculous crimes.
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Ah, I remember! It's been too long since I read it, thank you for reminding me. Alas, translating it as such might actually change the meaning to something completely different, even opposite. At this point I'd like to see some context.
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In a word, everything exept terrorism and shoplifting.
Doesn't reflect all the fun of "кража гусей", but at least has a connotation of something minor and meticulous.
Also a safer variant for geese may be "penny crime".
Also a safer variant for geese may be "penny crime".
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... everything but the kitchen sink
If you want idiomatic expression
Just like here -
"Rod Blagojevich: "The government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, and on every charge but one they could not prove that I broke any laws..."
http://www.newser.com/story/98326/defiant-blago-trial-a-big-...
... or here
"They probably overindicted him by a lot," Hayes said. "They charged him with everything but the kitchen sink, and now they're stuck with it."
http://boards.library.trutv.com/archive/index.php/t-285621.h...
Just like here -
"Rod Blagojevich: "The government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, and on every charge but one they could not prove that I broke any laws..."
http://www.newser.com/story/98326/defiant-blago-trial-a-big-...
... or here
"They probably overindicted him by a lot," Hayes said. "They charged him with everything but the kitchen sink, and now they're stuck with it."
http://boards.library.trutv.com/archive/index.php/t-285621.h...
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