Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
овладеть действительностью
English translation:
command reality
Added to glossary by
Iliya Gontmakher
Oct 12, 2009 13:41
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
quality and precision
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
овладеть действительностью
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Как писал известный русский историк Владимир Соловьёв, «без свободной и открытой борьбы истина не может постоять за себя, не может овладеть действительностью, не может обнаружить своей жизненной силы и правды»
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+5
9 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
Selected
master/command reality
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, I chose "command". I think strong and vivid was what was required here."
+1
22 mins
Alexandra Liashchenko
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
I love my job like a love bread
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to Russian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
truth cannot capture reality
synonymic to 'master' but also appropriate, I would also say 'reveal'
+1
1 hr
Lena Watson
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
meticulous and thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: Yiddish to English, English to Yiddish, Yiddish to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
+3
18 mins
Judith Hehir
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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82
Without...truth cannot be realized
Obviously, this has two meanings in English. I think, nevertheless, it's the best translation .
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-12 15:54:24 GMT)
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Additional note: ideals are realized. That's the sense in which "realized" is used in this instance.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-12 15:54:24 GMT)
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Additional note: ideals are realized. That's the sense in which "realized" is used in this instance.
Peer comment(s):
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Alexandra Goldburt
: I'm with Judith. I don't think literate translation will work here, whichever synonim of "master" you select. Our job is to capture the meaning, not words, and I think Judith captured perfectly what Solovyov meant here.
1 hr
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Thank you, Alexandra. I agree. Anything else sounds peculiar and isn't very clear.
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Anton Kunin
: I'd go along with this translation.
5 hrs
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Thank you, Anton.
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Dr Davies (X)
: Could not agree more. The phrase means not that truth is coming to its senses and 'masters' or 'gets a grip on' reality, but becomes that reality. We have the luxury of the full sentence and must use this, not translate bits in isolation.
2 days 7 hrs
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Thank you, Dr Davies. I'm with you, of course.
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4 hrs
take hold of/cover
truth can't take hold of reality...or cover reality
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