Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
сделаться эдаким Дуче
English translation:
to achieve something like Il Duce status
Added to glossary by
Rachel Douglas
Jul 31, 2009 11:18
14 yrs ago
Russian term
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сделаться эдаким Дуче
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hello
This phrase appears in a passage about Andy Warhol in one of Limonov's novels. Here it is in context:
"Выбравшегося из эмигрантского гетто чеха, сумевшего благодаря своему таланту и могучей энергия сделаться эдаким Дуче вначале поп-арта, а затем и всего современного искусства."
Thanks for your help
This phrase appears in a passage about Andy Warhol in one of Limonov's novels. Here it is in context:
"Выбравшегося из эмигрантского гетто чеха, сумевшего благодаря своему таланту и могучей энергия сделаться эдаким Дуче вначале поп-арта, а затем и всего современного искусства."
Thanks for your help
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Aug 4, 2009 20:42: Rachel Douglas Created KOG entry
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Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
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to achieve something like Il Duce status
Looking at your other questions, it seems that the Mussolini theme is being continued here, no? Thus, "Il Duce."
He had "managed to achieve something like Il Duce status himself, first in pop art and then for all of modern art."
He had "managed to achieve something like Il Duce status himself, first in pop art and then for all of modern art."
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Oleg Tulupov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
Quality matters
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 6 more.
a Duche of
the article "a" in front of the name will do here.
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Oleksandr Yastremskyi
: pray tell in what language have you managed to discover 'Duche'?
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sorry, Duce of course
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Alisa Alvares
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
United States
The power of words is infinite.
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
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3
to become a (sort of) Duce
see reference
Reference:
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Victor Zagria
Native in Russian
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to English, and 4 more.
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4
he made (it as) something of a Duc(h)e
In case a (due to th e context) negative implication is implied: "he made a little tin Duc(h)e" in pop-art in first place and ..
2 hrs
Oleksandr Yastremskyi
Romania
Romania
Native in Russian
Romania
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Romanian, Romanian to English, and 5 more.
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4
to become the Prince of Pop Art
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