Glossary entry (derived from question below)
английский term or phrase:
letterman's jacket
русский translation:
куртка с буквенными нашивками за спортивные успехи
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Robert Donahue (X)
Mar 21, 2005 22:04
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английский term
Robert Donahue (X)
letterman's jacket
английский => русский
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sports/americana
Moore, as many of his teammates chose to do, wanted to sample the college nightlife. Only as a football player, he had to be discreet. That was tough for the running back. As one of the few black players on the team, and one who proudly wore his letterman's jacket wherever he went, he stuck out in a crowd.
Proposed translations
(русский)
| 4 +1 | куртка с буквенными нашивками за спортивные успехи |
olganet
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| 3 | куртка (блейзер) капитана университетской спортивной команды |
Dmytro Voskolovych
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Proposed translations
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36 мин
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куртка с буквенными нашивками за спортивные успехи
to letter in a sport means to receive an award for excellence. The award is symbolized by getting a letter which is fabric patch that has a letter of a high scool or college or any other educational institution. This patch is sawn on to a letterman jacket. The recipient can show off his or her award just by wearing the jacket with the letter. You can get a letter for football, baseball, etc
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you once again Olga."
17 мин
Dmytro Voskolovych
Native in русский
Works in field
I worship professionalism
Native in: русский 
, украинский
Works in: английский => русский, немецкий => русский, английский => украинский, and 1 more.
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куртка (блейзер) капитана университетской спортивной команды
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Peer comment(s):
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olganet
: не только капитаны команд носят такие куртки, и не только в университетах :)
20 мин
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you are right, Olga, so is the asker.
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Comment: "This doesn't necessarily mean that the person wearing it is the captain of the team."
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