Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
платиновый эталон (о человеке)
English translation:
epitome
Added to glossary by
Amy Lesiewicz
Dec 7, 2012 21:03
11 yrs ago
Russian term
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
платиновый эталон (о человеке)
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Describing the behavior of a well-bred man at a New Year's gathering in 1940s Bessarabia.
Будучи платиновым эталоном хорошего воспитания, он умел вести разговор обо всем и со всеми, находил для этого самые разнообразные темы и, как говорится, задавал тон.
Будучи платиновым эталоном хорошего воспитания, он умел вести разговор обо всем и со всеми, находил для этого самые разнообразные темы и, как говорится, задавал тон.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | epitome |
Amy Lesiewicz
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| 4 +4 | gold/platinum standard of behavior |
Mark Berelekhis
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| 3 | A1 breeding, impeccable manners/breeding |
Alexander C. Thomson
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Change log
Dec 8, 2012 10:11: Natalie changed "Term asked" from "платиновым эталоном (о человеке)" to "платиновый эталон (о человеке)"
Dec 21, 2012 13:11: Amy Lesiewicz Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Amy Lesiewicz
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
the bond between science and language
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK, US South, US, Australian) 
Works in: Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Russian term (edited):
платиновым эталоном (о человеке)
Selected
epitome
The epitome of good upbringing...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
7 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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666
Russian term (edited):
платиновым эталоном (о человеке)
gold/platinum standard of behavior
I don't see a reason not to carry this over to English.
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Douglas
: With the "standard", but I think Amy's right on "upbringing", more than "behavior".
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Thanks, Rachel. Agreed as well.
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MariyaN (X)
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Thank you.
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The Misha
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Thank you.
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svetlana cosquéric
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Thank you.
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Michael Korovkin
: my grandpah used to call me "an epitome of superb breading and excecrable behaviour!" :)))))+ SORRY Mark: I misplaced an Agree: it was supposed to go to Amy!
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No worries, signor Korovkin.
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Alexander C. Thomson
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Academic translator/interpreter
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) , Scots
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, German to Dutch, and 54 more.
A1 breeding, impeccable manners/breeding
An attempt to represent what an aristocratically-minded woman in the mid-C20th would be likely to remark/think here if she were Anglophone.
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