«зоопарк»

English translation: menagerie

13:58 Oct 1, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
Russian term or phrase: «зоопарк»
Подскажите, как лучше передать «зоопарк»

Совершенно понятным стало желание Банка консолидировать разрозненный набор самих АБС, а также «зоопарк» применяемых серверных платформ.

Спасибо.
tar
Local time: 18:17
English translation:menagerie
Explanation:
... the menagerie of server platforms they are using ...
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Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 11:17
Grading comment
Спасибо большое!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4menagerie
Rachel Douglas
4 +2veritable zoo
Susan Welsh
4 +2a wild variety of
Arina Evtikhova
4 +1as well as a "kaleidoscope" of various server plaforms now used
Angela Greenfield
3"a melting pot"
sirgay (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
as well as a "kaleidoscope" of various server plaforms now used


Explanation:
как вариант

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-10-01 14:04:22 GMT)
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Я имела в виду, разумеется, platforms. :-))

Angela Greenfield
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Judith Hehir
5 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
veritable zoo


Explanation:
No reason you can't use this image.

Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Berelekhis
3 mins

agree  Greg Feehan
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
menagerie


Explanation:
... the menagerie of server platforms they are using ...

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Спасибо большое!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jack.

agree  TSDM: yes, really gives the same image I get from the Russian — great word!
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Angela Greenfield: I love this.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Angela. I like it for being one word.

agree  a05: Ah, you recall The Glass Menagerie, translated in Russian as Стеклянный зверинец
5 hrs
  -> Thank you. Yes, I guess it's thanks to Tennessee Williams that the word is familiar enough to be used in a context like this.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a wild variety of


Explanation:
You can replace "wild" with "large" but in this case you will remove the irony of the original.

Arina Evtikhova
France
Local time: 16:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  OscarZ
3 hrs

agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
13 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"a melting pot"


Explanation:
• figurative a place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together : a melting pot of disparate rhythms and cultures.

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-10-01 14:13:42 GMT)
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EMC Centera Savors Melting Pot of Platforms
Storage systems vendor revamps its Centera line, broadening the software's sphere of platform support.
http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3382601

sirgay (X)
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  a05: melting pot означает, что там различия стираются, а в этом примере они остаются и мешают //что такое "зоопарк" технических и программных средств я знаю и без чтения здешних вопросов, ответов и комментариев к ним. Это не melting pot.
1 day 7 hrs
  -> если бы мешали, то их бы не использовали. их просто хотят консолидировать. вопросы надо читать внимательнее... и потом никакие различия не стираются, они сосуществуют...
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