Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
дозированный
English translation:
tight-lipped
Added to glossary by
Leigh Mosley
Mar 11, 2016 05:28
8 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
дозированный
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
О Саласаре, как ни странно, известно немногое, в основном из **дозированных* американских источников. Родился он в 1974 году в многодетной семье, жившей в простонародном районе Петаре венесуэльской столицы.
I understand how information could be "parceled out" or obtained "in bits and pieces," but how this would apply to the "sources" themselves I cannot understand.
I understand how information could be "parceled out" or obtained "in bits and pieces," but how this would apply to the "sources" themselves I cannot understand.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | tight-lipped |
The Misha
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| 4 +1 | [made available [etc]] in managed doses |
Ilan Rubin (X)
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| 3 +1 | limited/ a few |
Elena Ow-Wing
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| 3 | mainly from various US sources in bits and pieces |
Oleg Polygaloff
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Proposed translations
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tight-lipped
As in "from some fairly tight-lipped American sources". That's how I would phrase it. We are not translating words here, are we?
Note from asker:
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Elena Ow-Wing
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
EN>RU Business/Health Care/Education
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
limited/ a few
... from limited/ a few American sources
My understanding is that the number of sources is not numerous, that it limited.
My understanding is that the number of sources is not numerous, that it limited.
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Oleg Polygaloff
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Carpe diem!
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
mainly from various US sources in bits and pieces
IMHO
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Note added at 41 мин (2016-03-11 06:10:01 GMT)
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obtained mainly from various US sources in bits and pieces
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Note added at 48 мин (2016-03-11 06:16:32 GMT)
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As I see the meaning, the sources are nomerous but information obtained by bit
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Note added at 51 мин (2016-03-11 06:19:33 GMT)
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)) numerous
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Note added at 41 мин (2016-03-11 06:10:01 GMT)
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obtained mainly from various US sources in bits and pieces
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Note added at 48 мин (2016-03-11 06:16:32 GMT)
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As I see the meaning, the sources are nomerous but information obtained by bit
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Note added at 51 мин (2016-03-11 06:19:33 GMT)
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)) numerous
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