tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 20 05:12:52 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qo''e' tu'bogh pagh - 'ay' loS
<p><br>
> De'vID:<br>
> >> Dor ghu'vam'e' luDIllaHbe'bogh tlhInganpu'.<br>
> >> boQDu': *Bill*, 'ejyo' wIpujqu'moH 'e' wIchup'a'?<br>
><br>
> QeS 'utlh:<br>
> > I don't think {wIpujqu'moH} is quite right. They're not talking about<br>
> > weakening Starfleet - to me mothballing it implies putting it away more<br>
> > or less completely, because it's become obsolete. Actually, what about<br>
> > {wInotlhmoH}?</p>
<p>> De'vID:<br>
>>> [...poD...]<br>
>> Maybe {notlhmo' ...} but I can't think of a word for "store, put in storage".</p>
<p>Voragh:<br>
> As for "store, put in storage" - consider {pol} "keep, save":<br>
><br>
> nuqDaq yuch Dapol<br>
> Where do you keep the chocolate? (TKD)<br>
><br>
> vIpollaH pagh vIpolHa'laH<br>
> I can either keep it or I can discard it. (KGT)<br>
><br>
> Soj polmeH pa'<br>
> food storage [i.e. a locker/compartment] KBoP<br>
><br>
> polmeH jav QujwI' lIwmey<br>
> 6 collectible tokens (MKE [Monopoly])<br>
><br>
> The KBOP and MKE examples are apt.</p>
<p>I'd originally rejected {pol} because "keeping/saving" something because it's obsolete sounded odd. But by your examples, it looks like {pol} also has the sense of "store". </p>
<p>{notlhmo' 'ejyo' wIpol 'e' wIchup'a'?}</p>
<p>Actually what does "mothballing" a fleet of ships really mean? I guess the reason I'm uncertain how to translate the Klingon is because I don't fully understand the English.</p>
<p>--<br>
De'vID</p>
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