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[schlagen.livejournal.com]

I'm stuck on one silly little word for my translation, can anybody help?

For context's sake, it's basically an account of the journey of Peter I around Germany, and on his travels he's met two princesses who invite him to dinner. He goes, can't speak German, they have a jolly time, although they are quite taken aback by his lack of manners/fact he can't use a napkin properly.

оживленные и, судя по описанию

It's the first word I'm stuck on, my dictionary is giving me 'recovered', which makes no sense in this context. I think they rest of it runs 'according to the account/description'.

Ooh, and this:

сам работает над постройкой кораблей

Talking about how he doesn't take that much of an interest in music, rather in sea-faring.. and then that quote comes. Something like 'it works above the construction of the ships', but that makes no sense?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

Comments

[rum-cola.livejournal.com]

1. 'оживлённые' = 'animated', 'lively'; 'судя по описанию' is 'according to description'.
2. he works at the construction of the ships himself.

[schlagen.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, that makes sense now.

[rum-cola.livejournal.com]

you're welcome :)

[khathi.livejournal.com]

1. When working with dictionary there's an iron rule: never grab first translation and run for it -- you've surely mistaken. "Оживлённые" can mean "reanimated", but most oftem it simply mens "lively".

2. Always be careful with prepositions, and again -- don't just substitute first translation you found in dictionary. This sentence actually means just "works on shipbuilding himself". BTW -- Russian has ellipsis: that is, various parts of a sentence could be omitted and just assumed from the context -- here it's the subject, it is assumed that it's tzar himself works at shipbuilding, not some "it".

[tchr.livejournal.com]

оживленные и, судя по описанию

оживленные = crowded, busy (street, roads)

or

оживленные = lively, joyful (about person)

сам работает над постройкой кораблей

literally -- he is working at shipbuilding yard (big ships or small yacht -- it doesn't matter)

[megilla.livejournal.com]

1. reanimated, revived
2. _he_ is busy with ships construcrion himself

[noser.livejournal.com]

"работать над" = "to work on"