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craving

Russian translation: (суетные) желания

01:26 Jan 17, 2010
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Esoteric practices
English term or phrase: craving
What are enlightened people like? Well, some are men and some are women. [2] You might find them in a monastery or a suburban home, in the forest or in a small country town. It is true that there are not many of them but there are a lot more than people usually think. It is not that enlightenment is inherently difficult; the sad truth is that most people cannot be bothered to pull themselves out of the bog of ignorance and ***craving***.
yanadeni (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:41
Russian translation:(суетные) желания
Explanation:
Любые сильные желания, не только похоть. Желания, которые препятствуют состоянию радости и покоя.

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Спасибо.
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Katia Gygax
Local time: 05:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4порочная страсть
Andrey Belousov (X)
4 +2вожделение
Anton Konashenok
4похоть, похотливость
tschingite
3 +1(болото невежества) и низменных страстей
Igor Antipin
4(суетные) желания
Katia Gygax
3Желания плоти/плотские желания (хотения)
Jill Conklin Achkasova


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
вожделение


Explanation:
пожалуй, для этого контекста подходит такой вариант

Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 05:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  andress
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agree  DTSM
11 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
порочная страсть


Explanation:
....невежество и порочная страсть.


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Жажда денег = craving.
Пьянство, наркомания = craving.
Обжорство = craving.

.... совсем не факт, что речь - о похоти или плотском вожделении.
Однако, ВСЁ вышеперечисленное, абсолютно соответствует понятию - порочная страсть. IMHO.



Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  koundelev: логично
2 hrs
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agree  Oleksiy Markunin
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agree  svetlana cosquéric
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agree  Marina Serbina: безусловно
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
похоть, похотливость


Explanation:
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tschingite
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in TatarTatar
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(болото невежества) и низменных страстей


Explanation:
...

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А может, мирских страстей?

Igor Antipin
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

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agree  kergap --
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Желания плоти/плотские желания (хотения)


Explanation:
Craving means a strong desire--from context, obviously the desires that keep one from englightenment.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-01-18 00:13:04 GMT)
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but in this context, it is used as the opposite of enlightenment

Jill Conklin Achkasova
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Здесь не обязательно о плотских желаниях речь идёт. Стремиться можно и к славе.

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(суетные) желания


Explanation:
Любые сильные желания, не только похоть. Желания, которые препятствуют состоянию радости и покоя.

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2010-01-19 07:25:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Спасибо.

Katia Gygax
Local time: 05:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: По-моему, по смыслу именно желания (без уточнения про похоть и пр.), но я всё никак не могла подобрать какое-нибудь подобающее определение. Спасибо, Катя.

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