Feb 16, 2012 12:03
12 yrs ago
Russian term
multilingual, with years of experience
Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, Dutch to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Убогая палитра
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Зима навалилась на город так беспардонно, что я не сразу заметил ее красоты. 'Убогая палитра', темные толпы укутанных людей, уродливая каша по краям дорог.
Any ideas on what is meant here by палитра?
Thanks in advance
Any ideas on what is meant here by палитра?
Thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | dull colors |
Andrei Yefimov
|
| 3 +1 | poor, dreary coloring (palette) |
Vaddy Peters
|
| 3 | beggarly palette |
Sam Pinson
|
| 3 | squalid palette |
Angela Greenfield
|
| 3 | limited palette |
Jurate Kazlauskaite
|
Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Andrei Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
Linguist, journalist, copywriter
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, French to Russian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
18
Selected
dull colors
/
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll probably put 'dreary colours' and thanks for putting me in the right direction."
+1
22 mins
1 hr
Sam Pinson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
ATA and SDL Trados Certified, IT, legal
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
beggarly palette
I believe the meaning given by the answers so far is correct. Given the genre and context, however, I would choose richer words, i.e. something like:
beggarly palette, inadequate colors, meager palette, etc.
beggarly palette, inadequate colors, meager palette, etc.
1 hr
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
:
100
squalid palette
Я бы так сказала
1 day 10 hrs
Jurate Kazlauskaite
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Experienced translator: Medicine/Pharma
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to Lithuanian
limited palette
XXX
Example sentence:
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