Glossary entry (derived from question below)
русский term or phrase:
крупа Геркулес
английский translation:
oatmeal (Note: Hercules is a Soviet brand-name-gone-common-noun)
Added to glossary by
Anton Konashenok
Sep 17, 2007 15:41
16 yrs ago
русский term
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: английский
Works in: русский => английский, английский
крупа Геркулес
русский => английский
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(английский)
| 4 +7 | oatmeal |
Anton Konashenok
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| 4 +4 | Oatmeal |
Mark Berelekhis
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| 4 +2 | not for grading |
Jack Doughty
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Sep 26, 2007 16:52: Anton Konashenok Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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4 мин
Anton Konashenok
Чехия
Чехия
Native in русский
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английский
Чехия
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: русский 
, английский
Works in: французский => английский, чешский => английский, датский => английский, and 10 more.
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oatmeal
Some 90% of oatmeal in Soviet Union was sold under the "Геркулес" brand, so it became a common synonym for oatmeal.
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From my childhood, I remember a colloquial expression by one of my relatives: "геркулесовые хлопья", that is, "Hercules" assimilated into the language so deeply as to become a metonymy for oats, at least for some part of the native population.
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Note added at 29 mins (2007-09-17 16:10:35 GMT)
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...just like Xerox, for example
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-17 16:56:20 GMT)
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From my childhood, I remember a colloquial expression by one of my relatives: "геркулесовые хлопья", that is, "Hercules" assimilated into the language so deeply as to become a metonymy for oats, at least for some part of the native population.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for info about metonymy!"
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5 мин
Mark Berelekhis
США
США
Native in русский
&
английский
Works in field
США
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: русский 
, английский
Works in: русский => английский, английский => русский, английский
Oatmeal
It's simple oatmeal. Russians have probably called it such to make kids want to eat it (you eat it, you become strong like Hercules).
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Alexander Onishko
: "Hercules" oatmeal
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Thank you, Alexander.
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Ann Nosova
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Thank you, Ann.
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tatyana000
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Thank you, Tatyana.
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Olga Layer
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Thank you, Olga.
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8 мин
Jack Doughty
Великобритания
Великобритания
Native in английский
Великобритания
Translator since 1953
Native in: английский
Works in: русский => английский, немецкий => английский, английский
not for grading
I'm sure Anton and Mark are right, but there is also another kind of Hercules oats developed in Pennsylvania.
Hercules Oats
Hercules Oats was developed by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the U.S.D.A. It produces very good uields of grain and straw, and has improved lodging resistance. It is slightly smaller than Ogle and Noble, but similar to Ogle in maturity.
http://www.wilkenseeds.com/oats.htm
Hercules Oats
Hercules Oats was developed by the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the U.S.D.A. It produces very good uields of grain and straw, and has improved lodging resistance. It is slightly smaller than Ogle and Noble, but similar to Ogle in maturity.
http://www.wilkenseeds.com/oats.htm
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Alexander Onishko
: "Hercules" oatmeal
16 мин
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Thank you.
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Ann Nosova
: Herlules oatmeal
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Thank you.
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Dorene Cornwell
: Interesting brand trivia question: was the US strain ever used for example in relief supplies? How wasn the brand "hercules"chosen in SOviet times?
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