отдавнашен

English translation: that dates back long ago

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Bulgarian term or phrase:отдавнашен
English translation:that dates back long ago
Entered by: Andrei Vrabtchev

08:34 Oct 13, 2011
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
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Bulgarian term or phrase: отдавнашен
Твърде отдавнашна година на раждане.
Skalione
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
that dates back long ago
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Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
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Summary of answers provided
5that dates back long ago
Andrei Vrabtchev
5way back
Efrosina Perry
4faraway
petkovw
5 -1historically remote/uncertain
Daniela Panayotova
4(be) born a long time ago
Yavor Dimitrov
4ancient
Pavel Tsvetkov
3not quite recent
invguy


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
that dates back long ago


Explanation:
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Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
faraway


Explanation:
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petkovw
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
way back


Explanation:
My choice would be: "the year (s)he was born in, goes/is way back in the past

Efrosina Perry
United States
Local time: 14:56
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
historically remote/uncertain


Explanation:
Depending on the context and how certain evidence is about how long ago this date of birth refers to, you can choose one of the suggested translation options.

Daniela Panayotova
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  gsaboft: Отдавнашен по никакъв начин не означава uncertain. Щом става въпрос за термин от Човешки ресурси, значи по-скоро си е абсолютно известна дата, просто попадаща извън някакви определени рамки (примерно извън очакваната възраст за млад специалист).
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
not quite recent


Explanation:
Ако трябва да се преведе с щипка британска ирония – примерно: She would gladly refrain from mentioning her not quite recent birthyear.

;)

invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
отдавнашна година на раждане
(be) born a long time ago


Explanation:
По мое мнение носителите на езика просто биха го казали по друг начин -- He/she was born a long time ago, колкото и да не ни харесва, че не можем да се доближим до оригиналната фраза (по-скоро отдалечавайки се от нея). :)

Това, което речниците предлагат за "отдавнашен" -- long-standing, of long standing, or long-time не се словосъчетава с "година (на раждане)".

Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ancient


Explanation:
Подходящо за разговорен контекст: кратко, ясно и с щипка сол.

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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