Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
зацепило
English translation:
struck a chord
Russian term
Australia
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, New Zealand) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
зацепило
"Что-то в голосе звонившей ***зацепило*** Джесс и она, спустившись в подвал, посчитала остатки материала. Здесь хватало на большее количество, чем требовалось заказчику, и Джесс решила попробовать еще раз."
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Proposed translations
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
struck a chord
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Boris Shapiro
: Иными словами, "Что-то в голосе звонившей вызвало у Джесс отклик". / "Затронуло струну" - повышенный. "Вызвало отклик" - нейтральный. Главное - это что искомое "зацепило" - однозначно *сниженный*, куда ниже предложенного struck a chord.
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The register of the Russian expressions you've cited is higher than that of "strike a chord".
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United States
superb quality and velocity
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
got under her skin,
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IrinaN
: Не тот контекст.
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Mikhail Kropotov
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Boris Shapiro
: Не могу согласиться. To get under smb's skin имеет ярко выраженное негативное значение, что для этой ситуации не подходит.
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touched a string
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Mikhail Kropotov
: or "struck a chord"
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Boris Shapiro
: Да, но оба этих варианта имеют коннотацию некой созвучности взглядов (через образ heartstrings, надо полагать), тут неуместную.
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JJ Shaw
: Does this expression exist. I can't find an example of it.
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That's because you live on a darn small island:) Do yourself a favor and Google it. You'll find about 2 million examples.
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United Kingdom
Taking good care of each word
Native in: Russian 
, English (Variants: British, US, UK)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 22 more.
moved
Russian Federation
Doing 9000/6000 w/d as editor/translator
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
made her... (нулевой перевод)
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Mikhail Kropotov
: This solution would be viable in any other type of translation but literary
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Да, это перевод на более низком уровне эквивалентности, чем теоретически могло бы быть ("абсолютно тождественный перевод" или прямо "эквивалентность на уровне словесных знаков"). Но и он является художественным. И в данном случае, считаю, оправданным.
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"something clicked"
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Boris Shapiro
: Doesn't 'something clicked' mean 'she came to realize something that had been eluding her'?
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Hi Boris. Yes, maybe "clicked into gear" is more appropriate although looking again at the word зацеп, I'm beginning to think "galvanised" might be better: when something takes hold/grabs you and spurs you into action in a positive way.
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Canada
Tourism ♦ Marketing ♦ Fiction ♦ the Arts
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
triggered
To trigger - to initiate, actuate, or set off by a trigger (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trigger)
here - bothered
Что-то в интонации заставило пересчитывать материальные ценности:-), так что вряд ли тут о симпатии или о том, что она была тронута.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2024-02-05 07:44:15 GMT)
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Rather alerted - alarmed may be a bit strong in the context
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Note added at 23 hrs (2024-02-06 01:57:09 GMT)
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Yes, ma'am.
| You are making up your own explanation for what is happening here, instead of trusting the summary that I have provided. I have read the book, while you are basing your conclusion on two lines of text. Trust me, she is NOT alarmed. |
United States
English Russian translator
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
hooked her on
| Hi Tatiana. The Misha is right - "hooked me on" is NOT grammatically correct English. First, your example should say "from the very first page" NOT "on the very first page". Second, "hooked" is an active verb in this context, not passive - "I was hooked from the very first page". |
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The Misha
: Unfortunately, this comes through as a fairly ungrammatical version of "got her hooked on," as in on drugs or other such unsavory substances. And it's not the right thing to say here even if bad grammar is fixed.
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Hi, The Misha! Thank you for your comment. I suggested to use a phrasal verb "hook on" that has multiple meanings and one of them is зацепить. For example: "This book hooked me on the very first page". Эта книга зацепила меня с самой первой страницы.
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Boris Shapiro
: I think this reinforces my point: here, the lexical meaning of зацепило is irrelevant and, if retained, liable to produce either rogue connotations or altogether non-idiomatic constructions.
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Hi, Boris! Thank you for your comment. I read your suggestion on "нулевой перевод"- and I think that you have a good argument. I also think that "hook on" in context of woman's voice would not cause any problems. I think it is up to a personal preference
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galvanized
United States
English/German/Russian Translator
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
Discussion
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