Apr 24, 2012 07:33
12 yrs ago
English term
The photograph sealed it
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
The photograph sealed it. The newspaper Brand had bought at JFK International Airport on his return to the United States had carried a story about tonight’s black-tie museum exhibition opening. But it was the photo of Clea standing beside a statue of a stone tiger that had caused his heart to stop. It had been four years since he’d seen his wife...
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +9 | Фотография все решила. |
Angela Greenfield
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| 4 | Фотография запечатлела; на фотографии видно |
Ruslan Polishchuk
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Proposed translations
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57 mins
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works 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
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40
Selected
Фотография все решила.
It's a play on words, as in: His fate was sealed.
Фотография стала для него последней каплей. Фотография окончательно укрепила его в его решении найти жену.
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Note added at 59 mins (2012-04-24 08:32:55 GMT)
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Seal, v:
6. To decide irrevocably. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/seal
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-04-26 04:50:44 GMT) Post-grading
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You are most welcome!
Фотография стала для него последней каплей. Фотография окончательно укрепила его в его решении найти жену.
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Note added at 59 mins (2012-04-24 08:32:55 GMT)
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Seal, v:
6. To decide irrevocably. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/seal
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-04-26 04:50:44 GMT) Post-grading
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You are most welcome!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vaddy Peters
: I see it the same way
5 mins
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Thank you, Vaddy.
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Alex Khanin
12 mins
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Thanks, Alex.
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Yelena Fukalova
: Из Лингвы: б) окончательно решать His answer sealed our fate. — Его ответ решил нашу судьбу.
13 mins
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Спасибо, Елена.
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DTSM
45 mins
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Thank you, Dimak!
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Natalie_GriGri
48 mins
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Thank you, Natalie.
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Michael Korovkin
: поставила на этом точку
1 hr
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Thanks, Michael. This is better than my version!
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interprivate
1 hr
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Thank you!
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Sergiy Tovkus
2 hrs
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Thank you, Sergiy.
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MariyaN (X)
5 hrs
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Thank you, Mariya.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
22 mins
Ruslan Polishchuk
Native in Russian
Your reliable translator
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 9 more.
Фотография запечатлела; на фотографии видно
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Peer comment(s):
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Tatyana Leshkevich
: На фотографии запечатлелся этот момент.
8 mins
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| disagree |
Michael Korovkin
: Sorry, it's an idiom for making something final, irrevocable. The fact that it was a photo and not, say, a thought or a letter, etc., is completely incidental.
2 hrs
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