intromit

20:33 Mar 20, 2020

English to German translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / political outcast

English term or phrase: intromit

This is part of a German-Englisch translation for a Magazine on Putin and his possible connection to the Russian Mafia. Has anybody used the phrase "intromit" before and how would you translate this into German?

Putin was ordered back to the USSR in January 1990. Due to overstaffing in the Leningrad KGB, he joined the reserve in the rank of an officer, becoming the assistant to the rector of the local College for international affairs.

His former professor, Anatoly Sobchak, later the head of the Leningrad City Parliament, engaged Putin as a consultant during the same year. In 1991, the intromit was appointed head of the city's committee for foreign relations.

Arthur Pahl KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (1 open) Answers: 4 Germany
Local time: 01:46

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

hier: Letzterer / dieser / Rückkehrer?

Regina Eichstaedter

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Misprint?

D. I. Verrelli

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1 day 12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hier: Letzterer / dieser / Rückkehrer?

Explanation:
Es geht wohl einfach darum, den Namen Putin nicht zu wiederholen: engaged Putin ... the intromit was appointed ...
In Wikipedia wurde das so gelöst: Putin wurde im Januar 1990 in die UdSSR zurückbeordert ... Sein früherer Professor, später Chef des Leningrader Stadtparlaments, Anatoli Sobtschak, engagierte Putin im selben Jahr als Berater. 1991 wurde der Rückkehrer zum Leiter des städtischen Komitees für Außenbeziehungen ernannt.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Wladimirowitsch_Putin

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 71

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Asker: Danke für die Erklärung. Ich bin ja ganz Neu hier. Wie kann ich einen Kudoz Punkt verteilen?

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8 days

Reference: Misprint?

Reference information:
If this is an English word, then it seems to be misused to me. Mainly because I have only found references that say it is a verb, typically meaning to introduce/admit/enter (or cause/allow to enter). So a more grammatical usage would seem to be "In 1991, the intromitted person [...]", or perhaps "In 1991, the intromittee [...]".

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intromit
https://www.wordnik.com/words/intromit
https://wordsmith.org/words/intromit.html
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/intromit

Another possibility would be that it could be an attempt to render some Russian word meaning, say, "interim consultant" (perhaps as a title). But I find no evidence of that.

D. I. Verrelli
Australia
Native speaker of:

English

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