Night at the Museum 2

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I'm a Russian Studies major so please excuse my unsolicited lecture on this - but yes (!) "awesome" is a much better translation than "terrible." The word means terrible in a "mighty" "fearsome" "awe-inspiring" way. The negative connotation was given by tree-huggers who are critical of his, shall we say, aggressive political methods. It just goes to show you how differently Russians view their political leader that they would call this guy awesome.

Not unlike King James uses of "terrible": "For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth." (Ps: 47:2) (Or for that matter, use of similar words like "awful," such as in Isaac Watts' hymn, "Before Jehovah's Awful Throne.")

Thanks for the lesson.