Russian term
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 1 more.
любимое занятие – гусарское самодурство.
describes the history of the oil industry in
Baku and some of the major figures involved.
Mar 24, 2015 20:44: Oleksiy Markunin changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Mikhail Kropotov, Vanda Nissen, Oleksiy Markunin
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Proposed translations
Czech Republic
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: Russian 
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Works in: French to English, Czech to English, Danish to English, and 10 more.
[they] would indulge in wanton arrogance, cavalry style
Arrogance as a characteristic trait of cavalry officers is certainly not limited to the Russian language (see reference).
In fact, the word "cavalier", originally related to cavalry, does also convey the idea of arrogant attitude, but I can't seem to come up with the right kind of expression to sort out its multiple connotations properly. Maybe you can!
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Evgeny Artemov (X)
: "Cavalier" seems to be the mot juste. ;-) I wish I recalled it :-)
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The Misha
: There's another good one.
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Thank you, Misha
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LilianNekipelov
: Yes, I think so. I might change the cavalry style to something else, but yes.
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Thank you, Lilian
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katerina turevich
: yes, this is a good rendition!
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Thank you, Katerina
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Erzsébet Czopyk
: "does also convey the idea of arrogant attitude" - that's nice, Anton
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Thank you, Erzsebet
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Tatiana Lammers
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NNG
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Anna Garkusha
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cyhul
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Mikhail Korolev
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Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
they love being themselves, that is, conceited Hussars
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More context would certainly help
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If this is a figure of speech i.e. not historical and not referring to any real Hussar, not much can be done without adding more context.
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His favorite thing to do is crack a whip
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katerina turevich
: it rings true , both the whip and the conceited stance
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Donald Jacobson
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LilianNekipelov
: It does not sound good, more or less yes, but I would not use it.
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Netherlands
attentive to detail and fast
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Dutch to English, Russian to English
favorite pastime :/- Hussar's self-assertiveness
if you want to translate it keeping the sentence structure :)
I take it from here http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/107378/word-to-de...
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LilianNekipelov
: More or less, but not exactly in this context.
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I just thought a bit of humor can' hurt in this context. 'Hussars' self-assertiveness' to me sounds more like a training session, or a game.
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United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Their favorite passtime was strutting around like petty authoritarians
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Pastime not passtime. Sorry.
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The Misha
: Or maybe "like the petty authoritarians they were". I agree, there's no reason to mention those Hussars - unless there is.
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Thanks, Misha.
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Laura Friend
: This should work. Perhaps even "enjoyed throwing their weight around."
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Thanks, Laura.
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LilianNekipelov
: The meaning yes, the phrasing no.
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What problem, precisely, do you, as a "native speaker of English," have with the "phrasing" (whatever you mean by that)?
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Discussion
Literal rendition won't play. I'd dig for something more conventional.