сопутствующих моменту приготовлений

English translation: ministrations that usually accompany such moments

09:53 Jul 15, 2021
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: сопутствующих моменту приготовлений
From a short story. During their long courtship, the man doesn't make the first move because of the impropriety of their thirty to forty year age difference. Then the younger women decides to take the initiative when he invites her to his apartment to see a new painting.

Сразу по приходу Саша освободила Петра от галстука и от всех прочих сопутствующих моменту приготовлений.
tatyana000
Local time: 00:24
English translation:ministrations that usually accompany such moments
Explanation:
This really depends on the adaptation specialist’s style/consistency.

“Immediately upon her arrival, Sasha relieved Peter of his tie and of any other ministrations that usually accompany such moments.”

Less stuffy:

As soon as she got there, Sasha freed Peter from his tie and from all other ministrations that usually accompany such moments.

“Ministrations” is often used as a synonym for “foreplay”:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ministration...
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Katya Kesten
Local time: 17:24
Grading comment
Thank you! I liked where you were going with the foreplay, so I wound up using "preliminaries."
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Summary of answers provided
4ministrations that usually accompany such moments
Katya Kesten
3 +1см.
IrinaN
4другие временные аксессуары
Serghei Stratila (X)
3preparatory actions accompanying the moment
Lesia Kutsenko
3and (any) other garment/apparel/articles of clothing/befitting the occasion
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3restrictions/hesitations/discomfort of the moment
Iuliia Vinitchenko
3all other trumpery that usually accompanies
Oleg Lozinskiy


Discussion entries: 8





  

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preparatory actions accompanying the moment


Explanation:
from all other preparatory actions accompanying the moment

Lesia Kutsenko
Canada
Local time: 18:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Boris Shapiro: And the verb would be what exactly? Let me guess: 'to liberate'?
59 mins
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ministrations that usually accompany such moments


Explanation:
This really depends on the adaptation specialist’s style/consistency.

“Immediately upon her arrival, Sasha relieved Peter of his tie and of any other ministrations that usually accompany such moments.”

Less stuffy:

As soon as she got there, Sasha freed Peter from his tie and from all other ministrations that usually accompany such moments.

“Ministrations” is often used as a synonym for “foreplay”:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ministration...

Katya Kesten
Local time: 17:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thank you! I liked where you were going with the foreplay, so I wound up using "preliminaries."
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and (any) other garment/apparel/articles of clothing/befitting the occasion


Explanation:
She removed his tie and perhaps a few other formal garments like the jacket that befitted the occasion since the gentleman was quite formal and kept his distance owing to the age difference.


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 18:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 97
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
см.


Explanation:
set him free of his necktie and other befitting accessories.

IrinaN
United States
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Boris Shapiro
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Борис.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
restrictions/hesitations/discomfort of the moment


Explanation:
Мне кажется, можно уйти от дословности.
Здесь же игра слов: освободила от галстука и приготовлений. Долго стеснялись и слетели с катушек наконец

...took away his tie and any other restrictions/hesitations/discomfort of the moment

...took the initiative to untie his tie and the tension of the moment between them


Iuliia Vinitchenko
France
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
all other trumpery that usually accompanies


Explanation:
Immediately upon his arrival, Sasha relieved Peter of the tie and all other trumpery that usually accompanies such moments of time

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Note added at 12 час (2021-07-15 21:56:22 GMT)
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Or stripped off i/o relieved

strip off
v.
1. To remove some clothing or outer layer: When the students got to the beach, they stripped off their uniforms and headed for the water. I stripped the blankets off the bed.
2. To remove some exterior coating, as of paint or varnish: I bought a strong cleanser to strip off the grime from the stove. You'll have to strip the old paint off before you repaint that wall.
See also: off, strip
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stripping them off

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Note added at 13 час (2021-07-15 23:00:58 GMT)
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Еще один вариант перевода искомой фразы: stripped him off of his necktie and all other superfluous clothing

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Boris Shapiro: Please ignore my previous missent comment.
11 hrs
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51 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
другие временные аксессуары


Explanation:
Сразу по прибытии Саша освободил Петра от галстука и всех прочих временных аксессуаров.

Serghei Stratila (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in RomanianRomanian
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