Apr 14, 2015 20:11
9 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
вылизанность
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Printing & Publishing
In a sentence about type designers and how serif typefaces are more readable etc. Here's the sentence:
"А наш читательский глаз больше нуждается в балансе индивидуальности и унификации, чем дизайнерский, который радуется зеркальной вылизанности."
Smoothness, perfection, something like that?
All suggestions gratefully received :)
"А наш читательский глаз больше нуждается в балансе индивидуальности и унификации, чем дизайнерский, который радуется зеркальной вылизанности."
Smoothness, perfection, something like that?
All suggestions gratefully received :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | the polish [of a mirror] / a [mirror-like] polish |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 | (which feasts on) pitch-perfection |
Evgeny Artemov (X)
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| 3 | [mirror-like] super-perfection |
Oleg Lozinskiy
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Proposed translations
+2
39 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
Selected
the polish [of a mirror] / a [mirror-like] polish
If we would like it to sound like real English, that is.
"Our eye, the ordinary reader's eye, needs more of a balance between individuality and unity of effect, whereas the designer's eye delights in a mirror-like polish."
Really, "the polish of a mirror" scans better, but I figure the image is too literal.
"Our eye, the ordinary reader's eye, needs more of a balance between individuality and unity of effect, whereas the designer's eye delights in a mirror-like polish."
Really, "the polish of a mirror" scans better, but I figure the image is too literal.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, Rachel."
6 mins
(which feasts on) pitch-perfection
Or something.
5 mins
Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
There's No Limit to Perfection
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
[mirror-like] super-perfection
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Note added at 13 мин (2015-04-14 20:25:41 GMT)
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P.S. 'There's No Limit To Perfection' as allegedly said Eve when first looking at herself in the mirror. :-)
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Note added at 23 мин (2015-04-14 20:34:59 GMT)
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Or (because the context is about readability of fonts) - crisp-perfection
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Note added at 26 мин (2015-04-14 20:38:01 GMT)
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Or to the contrary - perfect smoothness
GOK what font designers have in mind when designing a new font.
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Note added at 13 мин (2015-04-14 20:25:41 GMT)
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P.S. 'There's No Limit To Perfection' as allegedly said Eve when first looking at herself in the mirror. :-)
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Note added at 23 мин (2015-04-14 20:34:59 GMT)
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Or (because the context is about readability of fonts) - crisp-perfection
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Note added at 26 мин (2015-04-14 20:38:01 GMT)
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Or to the contrary - perfect smoothness
GOK what font designers have in mind when designing a new font.
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