Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
неформат
English translation:
freak
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-08-11 10:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Aug 7, 2010 19:49
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Native in: Ukrainian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to English, and 4 more.
неформат
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Slang
ethics
It's all about absence of tolerance. The word is used by way of an exclamation uttered by a leading character in a caricature. The setting: a gallery, all spectators have 'butt' (!) instead of some part of their body (butt vs head, butt vs bust etc)... The only one (the smallest) has a bare grain as a head. The chief butt-head is pointing the short man to the door uttering: "неформат!". The pictuer's real funny. Thx!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | freak |
kamilw
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| 3 +1 | bad fit |
Natalia Potashnik
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| 3 | substandard |
koundelev
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| 2 -2 | informat |
Taras Krasnov
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Proposed translations
+4
13 mins
kamilw
Works in field
Selected
freak
or misfit
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-08-07 20:05:07 GMT)
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"It seems that these days we're supposed to accept every freak and misfit under the sun, usually without question or challenge. And then there is the endless waffling about embracing diversity."
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010012105570...
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-08-07 20:05:07 GMT)
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"It seems that these days we're supposed to accept every freak and misfit under the sun, usually without question or challenge. And then there is the endless waffling about embracing diversity."
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010012105570...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Well, thanx everybody. I've googled (in all my concience) both 'misfit' and 'bad fit' & thought that I'd rather stick to the former as less formal and the one having a slange usage flair. And once againe, big thank you to all participants and supporters."
-2
24 mins
Taras Krasnov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Never give up!
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 6 more.
informat
There is no such word "неформат" in Russian. It is just a mix of two words: freak(or a member of an unofficial organization)/неформал and format/формат.
I think it is a good idea to use here the same English mix of "informal"+"format"="informat"
Or something like that.
I think it is a good idea to use here the same English mix of "informal"+"format"="informat"
Or something like that.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
: that wouldn't work
32 mins
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That's a pity :(
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| disagree |
Victor Sbz
: нет слова "неформат"? А "неформал" есть?
1 day 13 hrs
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+1
59 mins
Natalia Potashnik
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
English -> Russian
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
bad fit
that is неформат
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Victor Sbz
: I see this one as conveing the idea the best
1 day 12 hrs
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thank you, Victor
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5 hrs
substandard
For this situation only...
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