This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Russian to English
  3. Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino

донат

English translation: paying player

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Russian term or phrase:донат
English translation:paying player
Entered by: Irene Woodhead

18:15 Oct 28, 2016
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / игровой сленг, РПГ
Russian term or phrase: донат
Добрый день! Нужна помощь РПГ-экспертов! Имеется в виду донат как игрок - пренебрежительное обозначение игрока, который предпочитает за все платить, только бы самому не напрягаться. Donator - это не совсем то, пренебрежительного оттенка не несет, так?

Заранее большое спасибо!
Irene Woodhead
Local time: 06:26
paying player
Explanation:
Paying to play is NOT called 'donating' in anglophone gaming

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 19:59:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

if a player spends too much real money to dominate a game, they're sometimes called a 'whale'
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/whales-and-why-social-game...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 20:01:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

F2P (free to play) games that make it impossible to be competitive without spending real money are called P2W (pay to win)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 20:04:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

'pay to win' is sometimes seen as derogatory, if that's what you're looking for

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pay-to-win
Selected response from:

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 06:26
Grading comment
Yess! Thank you very much, Mikhail! Thank you everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4paying player
Mikhail Kropotov
4 -1donater
Andrey Svitanko
3 -2donut
Oleg Lozinskiy


  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
donut


Explanation:
Top Definition
donut
An individual whom is extremely stupid. Lacks intelligence and common sense.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=donut

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mark Berelekhis: Really? You don't even bother reading the question?
54 mins
  -> Thank you for your opinion, Mark. Please, jusitify that (in a gamble) being an "игрок, который предпочитает за всё платить, только бы самому не напрягаться" is NOT equivalent to being a person as per above definition. :=(
disagree  Mikhail Kropotov: LOL
1 hr
  -> LOL returned. Please, jusitify that (in a gamble) being an "игрок, который предпочитает за всё платить, только бы самому не напрягаться" is NOT equivalent to being a person as per above definition. :=(
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
donater


Explanation:
Donater от слова donate - донат. Это игрок, который вкладывает деньги в игру, чтобы получить дополнительные преимущества. Конечно это не самые умные люди, но в слове донат или донатер по отношению к игру подразумевается лишь то, что он вкладывает деньги в игру и ничего более. Почитайте тут:
http://lurkmore.to/Донат
Любой перевод не имеющий отношения к прямому может неправильно трактоваться. Поэтому не увлекайтесь:)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 час (2016-10-28 19:26:46 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

по отношению к игроку*

Andrey Svitanko
Poland
Local time: 06:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mikhail Kropotov: the word you mean is spelled donatOr, but it's not used in gaming slang. и с чего вы взяли, что донатеры не самые умные люди? чаще всего это люди, которые ценят свое время и видят выгоду в его экономии за копейки, которая стоит игровая валюта
32 mins
  -> Ну тут мы с Вами во мнении относительно целесообразности доната никогда не сойдемся. На счет написания, возможно вы и правы, donator. Но это вполне подходит.
agree  Natalia Potashnik: Все-таки donatOr, http://clashofclans.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:53569. Пренебрежительный оттенок необязателен.
4 hrs
  ->  Спасибо за поддержку!
disagree  Mark Berelekhis: To Natalia: sorry, but no. The "donator" from the linked thread has nothing to do with this phenomenon. It's about players who literally donate stuff.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you for the comment. It is really very interesting to me now:)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
paying player


Explanation:
Paying to play is NOT called 'donating' in anglophone gaming

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 19:59:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

if a player spends too much real money to dominate a game, they're sometimes called a 'whale'
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/whales-and-why-social-game...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 20:01:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

F2P (free to play) games that make it impossible to be competitive without spending real money are called P2W (pay to win)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-28 20:04:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

'pay to win' is sometimes seen as derogatory, if that's what you're looking for

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pay-to-win

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 06:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 109
Grading comment
Yess! Thank you very much, Mikhail! Thank you everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Oleg Lozinskiy: If 'a player spends too much real money to dominate a game', (s)he may become a donut as per above definition.|Please, explain what do you mean by 'reporting'. It's JUST a 'purely linguistic dispute' re: 'meaning of words' amongst 'peers'.
15 mins
  -> I'm reporting you
agree  Rachel Douglas
4 hrs
agree  Mark Berelekhis: In the heyday of subscription-based MMOs (when I was an active gamer), this just wasn't a thing, so no term immediately comes to mind. But the venturebeat article describes the phenomenon perfectly.
5 hrs
agree  Oleksiy Markunin
5 hrs
agree  Alexander Ivashkevich
8 hrs
agree  El oso
17 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search