The New Dictionary of Contemporary Informal English
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© Russkiy Yazyk - Media, 2003, S.A. Glazunov.
The Dictionary includes more than 16,000 entries and about 45,000 words and expressions translated into Russian. This is the first serious attempt to translate British and American slang, colloquial, and taboo expressions into colloquial Russian. The English words have been gathered from British and American dictionaries, fiction, broadcasts, videos, and the media. Entries are provided with detailed grammar, style, and regional labels. There are no translations for headwords per se, since, taken out of context, they would not be of much help to the reader. Instead, the author has elected to explicate the idiomatic meaning by translating speech utterances which provide sufficient context. In some cases, the author has chosen not to follow closely the original but to convey only its general meaning, and in the case of vulgar and taboo expressions, some translations will inevitably look “bowdlerized” for ethical reasons. Since this Dictionary is not intended as a primer for novice drug users, names of drugs and substances are replaced with general terms which do not refer to their actual chemical composition. Translations in this Dictionary often show how various means can be used to express one and the same idea in Russian. The Dictionary will prove an invaluable reference book for translators, linguists, and all those who wish to master the English language.
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