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What word did President Reagan use to describe the U.S.-Soviet relationship during the welcoming ceremony in 1987?
What word did President Reagan use to describe the U.S.-Soviet relationship during the welcoming ceremony in 1987?
- Allies
- Disgusting
- Competitors
- Adversaries (correct)
What is the Russian word for 'adversaries' that sounds similar to a word meaning 'disgusting'?
What is the Russian word for 'adversaries' that sounds similar to a word meaning 'disgusting'?
- Protivniki (correct)
- Prijatelji
- Neprijatelji
- Amigos
What was Zarechnack's concern about the word 'adversaries' during Reagan's speech interpretation?
What was Zarechnack's concern about the word 'adversaries' during Reagan's speech interpretation?
- It had a terrible connotation in Russian (correct)
- It was ambiguous in English
- It was difficult to translate into Russian
- It sounded too positive in Russian
What did Zarechnack use as an alternative to the word 'adversaries' in his interpretation of Reagan's speech?
What did Zarechnack use as an alternative to the word 'adversaries' in his interpretation of Reagan's speech?
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How did Gorbachev react when Zarechnack used the alternative word to 'adversaries'?
How did Gorbachev react when Zarechnack used the alternative word to 'adversaries'?
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