6.Attributes expressed by Participle II and adjectives in –ed.

Adjectives in –ed formed from nouns are widely used in E due to the tendency to use prepositional attributes. Some of such adjectives describing the appearance of a person are quite usual and have dictionary correspondences in the TL: blue-eyed - голубоглазый, fair-haired - светловолосый, long-nosed - длинноносый. Adjectives like ‘uniformed’ do not have traditional correspondences and are translated with the help of description.(одетый в форму)

They were leaving the French Quarter now, turning left on the boulevarded and tree-lined Esplanade Avenue. Выйдя из Французского квартала, они повернули налево, на обсаженную деревьями Эспланад авеню с ее бульварами. The window-sill was covered with potted plants. На подоконнике стояло много цветов в горшках.

Participle II in the function of the attribute can be both in preposition and postposition. Participle II with modifying words or participial phrase is usually used as an attribute in postposition. But again due to the tendency to use prepositional attributes participles with prepositions even if they have modifying words are used before the head word:

He had so much looked forward to meeting Steve one day, upon the constantly talked of but constantly deferred English visit. Ему так давно хотелось познакомиться со Стивом, а поездка в Англию, о которой постоянно говорили, все время откладывалась.

There are cases when elements of such attributive groups are spelled in a hyphen: e.g. that never-discussed subject, the never-ending settling of prices for piece work, the inside cabin had a mystifying tended-to look. Such spelling is possible as well as separate spelling.

This hyphenated spelling is used not only with participles but with adjectives as well: century-long struggle.

I wasn’t boy-crazy especially. Не могу сказать, чтобы я особенно увлекалась мальчишками.

I am extremely disturbed to see that one of the union-sponsored MPs has allowed himself to be drawn into a Tory-sponsored campaign which is designed to discredit the British trade-union movement and its efforts to strengthen East-West relations. Меня чрезвычайно обеспокоило то обстоятельство, что один из членов парламента, вышедший из рядов этого профсоюза, позволил втянуть себя в организованную консерваторами капанию, целью которой является дискредитировать движение Британских профсоюзов и их деятельность по укреплению отношений между Востоком и Западом. Penn was still disputing with Ann, one hand in the pocket of his dark-grey English-purchased flannels. Пени все еще спорил с Энн, засунув руку в карман своего темно-серого купленного в Англии костюма.

7. Adjectives in –al.

The tendency to use prepositional attributes resulted in the use of adjectives with the suffix –al, formed from nouns. As a rule such adjectives are translated into R/U by a noun in the oblique case (косвенный падеж) or a noun with a preposition: presidential candidate – кандидат в президенты, electoral college – коллегия выборщиков, managerial fraternity – «братство» управляющих.

8. The Structures A+of+N and N+of+N.

In E there are two attributive constructions A+of+N and N+of+N which have an emphatic force, e.g. frank of face, the devil of a man.

Men were rough of speech and often drunk. Речь мужчин была грубой, и они часто бывали пьяны.

The construction begins with the description of the characteristic feature. They are translated differently, the first element can be rendered by a noun or by an adjective, anyway it reflects the quality of the thing or person expressed by the second element.

The devil of a man – черт, а не человек, the darling of a dress – прелестное платье.

One more emphatic construction consists of a proper name and an adjective with evaluative force: that Spencer man – этот тип Спенсер, that Butler reprobate – этот негодяй Батлер.