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вопиющее молчание международных организаций

English translation: outrageous silence of the international organizations

18:43 Apr 17, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / Защита диссертации
Russian term or phrase: вопиющее молчание международных организаций
При этом, мы все являемся очевидцами вопиющего молчания международных организаций и, прежде всего, Международного Комитета Красного Креста, по фактам ... .

Спасибо!
Kate Pisman
Local time: 11:31
English translation:outrageous silence of the international organizations
Explanation:
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the outrageous silence

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спасибо :)
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Elene P.
Georgia
Grading comment
Спасибо большое всем!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7deafening silence
lbg157
4 +4outrageous silence of the international organizations
Elene P.
4 +3appalling/outrageous silence of international organizations
Svetlana Hure
4 +2unspeakable silence of international organizations
Anna Fominykh
4glaring silence of international organisations
Maria@L
4blatant/flagrant silence
Lena Watson
4excruciating repulsive silence
Alexandra Taggart


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
appalling/outrageous silence of international organizations


Explanation:
appalling/outrageous silence of international organizations

Svetlana Hure
Local time: 09:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Kraus: appalling and the definite article twice
7 mins
agree  Alexandra Goldburt: I would say "appalling".
2 hrs
agree  Alexandra Taggart: appalling
21 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
glaring silence of international organisations


Explanation:
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Maria@L
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: Russian
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
deafening silence


Explanation:
Thought an oxymoron would be most appropriate

lbg157
United States
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X): agree, but can be a bit cliche as well
4 mins
  -> Thanks - trying to stay close to the source :-)
agree  Chris R: This is probably what I would go with, but depending on the type of document, as Joseph said, it may be too cliche.
54 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
1 hr
  -> спасибо
agree  David Knowles
1 hr
  -> Thanks, David
agree  tatyana000
2 hrs
  -> спасибо
agree  Marina Aidova
7 hrs
  -> спасибо
agree  Alexandra Taggart: But I'm not sure. The meaning of this expression - that you may think of yourself that you are deaf, it is so quite.
20 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blatant/flagrant silence


Explanation:
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Lena Watson
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: Russian
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
unspeakable silence of international organizations


Explanation:

"The Unspeakable Silence of the Democrats - Friendly Fire
Flori Camhi on The Unspeakable Silence of the Democrats: It's sad to see the cowardice most Democrats show when it comes to Isr .. ...
www.insidesocal.com/friendlyfire/2007/12/the-unspeakable-si... - 27k - 632,000 hits on Google

Anna Fominykh
United States
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Belousov (X): Still, this one's the closest to the original. IMHO.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Andrey!
agree  Alexandra Taggart
20 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Александра!
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
excruciating repulsive silence


Explanation:
"Tormenting your consciousnness and disgusting" - it's what "вопиющий" does mean, something that makes you shiver, for example - some case of horrible cruelty or neglect.
I hope I did not spread marmelade on the top.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
outrageous silence of the international organizations


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-04-17 18:46:41 GMT)
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the outrageous silence

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Note added at 21 hrs (2009-04-18 16:03:12 GMT) Post-grading
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спасибо :)

Elene P.
Georgia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GeorgianGeorgian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Спасибо большое всем!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X)
3 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Olga Cartlidge
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Michael Korovkin: just that: standard in this case
12 hrs
  -> большое спасибо
agree  Tokyo_Moscow
14 hrs
  -> спасибо
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