May 25, 2010 09:41
14 yrs ago
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Russian term
United Kingdom
CIOL-certified + 14 years' experience
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Russia, Standard-Lithuania) 
Works in: English to Russian, Lithuanian to Russian, Russian to English, and 3 more.
корпус
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Good day,
I am searching for a natural translation for "корпус" that would not involve neither "house", nor "building.".
Thank you.
Context:
Был покрыт железной крышей и неоконченный Баженовым Кухонный ***корпус*** [в Царицыно].
I am searching for a natural translation for "корпус" that would not involve neither "house", nor "building.".
Thank you.
Context:
Был покрыт железной крышей и неоконченный Баженовым Кухонный ***корпус*** [в Царицыно].
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | block |
David Knowles
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| 4 +1 | wing |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 +1 | pavilion |
Vladimir Bragilevsky
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| 4 | edifice, compound |
RaissaGMF
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Proposed translations
+2
21 mins
David Knowles
Native in English
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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260
Selected
block
"kitchen block" is a very common term.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
3 mins
Vladimir Bragilevsky
Israel
Israel
Native in Russian
Works in field
Israel
Bring in sense
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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54
pavilion
Note from asker:
| Thanks. If the Oxford Companion calls it "the Kitchen building", then I will most probably use "building". However, I don't like that, because in this case I use the same word, "building", for a more general concept ("5 buildings were under construction" - "Строились 5 зданий") and a more concrete one ("the Kitchen building" - "Кухонный корпус"). I like the distinction between "здание" and "корпус" made in the original text, and my intention was to preserve this distinction. |
| Sorry, the above comment must have appeared at Rachel's answer. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: This is fine, but so is "building." Why don't you (the asker) like building? The Oxford Companion to the Garden calls this unit of Bazhenov's ensemble at Tsaritsyno "the Kitchen building."
24 mins
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Thank you Rachel!
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18 mins
edifice, compound
***
+1
33 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
wing
I agree with "pavilion," "block," "building," but here's another option, used by William Craft Brumfield in "Landmarks of Russian architecture: a photographic survey":
"the kitchen and service wing"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-05-25 12:50:21 GMT)
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Pictures for Mark. They build the case for building, block, wing, while making me less enthusiastic about "pavilion."
http://ifionly.narod.ru/Caricino_july2004/DSC00019_2.JPG (Кухонный корпус) on the left.
http://www.rosfoto.ru/shop/photo/57930/
"the kitchen and service wing"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-05-25 12:50:21 GMT)
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Pictures for Mark. They build the case for building, block, wing, while making me less enthusiastic about "pavilion."
http://ifionly.narod.ru/Caricino_july2004/DSC00019_2.JPG (Кухонный корпус) on the left.
http://www.rosfoto.ru/shop/photo/57930/
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Mark Cole
: this would be fine, provided it's attached to the main building
2 hrs
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At Tsaritsyno, most of the structures look more or less attached to each other. I figure this author of an architecture book, and one with photos to boot, checked that one out, in particular.
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| agree |
tschingite
5 hrs
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Thank you.
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