Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

born of the royal purple

Russian translation:

багрянородный

Added to glossary by Andrew Vdovin
May 3, 2018 08:56
6 yrs ago
English term

born of the royal purple

English to Russian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Smitten, Vladimir seeks truce only if he can marry the Porphyrogenita, a princess “born of the royal purple”. But Anna refuses to marry a pagan.

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багрянородный

В византинистике это - "багрянородный" (см. одноименную статью в википедии).
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agree Tatiana Grehan
1 hr
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королевских кровей

(принцесса) королевских кровей

born in the purple = born into royalty = born into a reigning family or privileged class
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/born in the purple
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багрянородная / порфироносная

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Багрянородный

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-05-03 10:04:04 GMT)
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порфироРОДная, сорри
Peer comment(s):

agree Alexandra Telegina : Да, порфирородный
15 hrs
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