Jun 24, 2012 15:20
12 yrs ago
Russian term
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
чем обязан вашему вниманию?
Russian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | to what do I owe the honor? |
Mark Berelekhis
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| 5 | What have I done to be honored this way |
LilianNekipelov
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
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to what do I owe the honor?
Is what is generally said when someone pays a visit. I don't know the full context of your letter, but figure it might work in the context of writing a letter or otherwise making contact.
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-06-24 15:36:38 GMT)
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OK, so this would work.
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-06-24 15:36:38 GMT)
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OK, so this would work.
Note from asker:
| Hi, Mark. Some person, unknown to me, send me an invitation to connected in LinkedIn. So, I want to reply in this way :) |
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
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Thank you.
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Mariusz Kuklinski
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Thank you.
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Roman M
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Thank you.
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Angela Greenfield
39 mins
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Thank you.
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Judith Hehir
: Sounds good to me, Mark.
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Thank you.
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Michael Korovkin
: granted the context though (note to the answerer), may sound a bit too sarcastic, not to say flippant, like, basically, "and who the hell are you, dude?" If that's what the asker wants...Why make enemies?I'd put just"how come you've decided to contact me?
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Eh, I get what you're saying, but it's "standard" enough not to be perceived as such.
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Oleksiy Markunin
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Thank you.
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svetlana cosquéric
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Azazavr
: Maybe use "obliged" (taken from context: Я очень Вам обязан - I'm very much obliged to you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
54 mins
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
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What have I done to be honored this way
I think this might be another option.
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