в налоговые

English translation: don\'t deliver letters to tax offices

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Russian term or phrase:	в налоговые
English translation:	don\'t deliver letters to tax offices
Entered by:	Chris Dawe

16:54 Jun 11, 2012

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Survey on DHL's services

Russian term or phrase: в налоговые

Answer:
Не доставляют письма в налоговые.

This is a survey respondent talking about DHL......the answer makes no sense to me. Why would DHL NOT deliver letters/correspondence/documentation to a particular agent / person / authority? At first I thought налоговые might mean Tax office here......but I'm not sure it doubles up as both an adjective and a noun, it's an adjective only, surely.

Chris Dawe KudoZ activity Questions: 428 (none open) (6 without valid answers) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 07:27

don't deliver letters to tax offices

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Angela Greenfield
United States
Local time: 02:27

Grading comment

Thanks to all. Chris.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

don't deliver letters to tax offices

Angela Greenfield

aren't delivered to the tax office

Jaime Holmes DipTrans MITI

tax office

Mark Berelekhis

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

don't deliver letters to tax offices

Explanation:
,

Angela Greenfield
United States
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Thanks to all. Chris.

7 mins confidence:

tax office

Explanation:
The "в" does suggest the respondent is talking about an office. Also, a survey is informal, so it's not uncommon for respondents to condense their thoughts, which is probably what happened here (dropping "управление" from "налоговое управление").

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 02:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

English
PRO pts in category: 51

20 hrs confidence:

aren't delivered to the tax office

Explanation:
"налоговые" is frequently used by Russians to refer to the tax office and a word I hear on a frequent basis.

I would probably render the sentence in passive if the agent doesn't coincide with the subject of the sentence.

Moreover, it might be worth substituting 'tax office' for "Inland Revenue" (for UK) or "Internal Revenue" (for US) if the text is about the UK or US. Otherwise, 'tax office' is your default reply.

Jaime Holmes DipTrans MITI
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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