Mysteries of vernacular: Dynamite - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika: dinamit - Džesika Orek i Rejčel Til

Transcriber: Bedirhan Cinar Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Dynamite,

dinamit,

an explosive consisting of nitroglycerin,

eksploziv koji se sastoji od nitroglicerina

typically molded into sticks.

i obično je u obliku štapa.

Dynamite, which coincidentally is closely related

Dinamit, koji je slučajno usko povezan

to the word dynasty,

s rečju "dinastija",

has as much to do with familial persuasion

sa porodičnim ubeđenjem ima veze

as it does etymology.

koliko i njena etimologija.

Following in the footsteps of his inventor father,

Prateći stope svog oca izumitelja,

Alfred Nobel took up engineering.

Alfred Nobel je postao inženjer.

In 1850, he was exposed to the work of Ascanio Sobrero,

1850 upoznao se s radom Askanija Sobrera,

the chemist who invented nitroglycerin.

hemičara koji je izumeo nitroglicerin.

More powerful than gun powder

Moćniji od baruta

and extremely unpredictable,

i neverovatno nepredvidiv,

this highly explosive liquid captivated Alfred.

ova izuzetno eksplozivna tečnost fascinirala je Alfreda.

Working closely with his father,

U bliskoj saradnji sa svojim ocem,

he began experimenting with nitroglycerin,

počeo je da eksperimentiše s nitroglicerinom

searching for a practical application for the compound.

tražeći praktičnu primenu za ovo jedinjenje.

After several explosions,

Nakon nekoliko eksplozija

including one that killed Alfred's brother,

uključujući jednu koja je ubila Alfredovog brata,

authorities banned nitroglycerin tests

vlasti su zabranile testiranje nitroglicerina

within Stockholm city limits.

unutar područja Stokholma.

Undeterred, Alfred moved his lab

Ostavši nepokoleban, Alfred je preselio svoju laboratoriju

and began experimenting with additives,

i počeo je da eksperimentiše s aditivima,

eventually finding one that transformed

da bi na kraju pronašao jedan koji je ovu opasnu tečnost

the dangerous liquid into malleable paste,

pretvarao u mekanu pastu,

easier to handle

lakšu za rukovanje

and perfect for construction sites.

i savršenu za upotrebu na gradilištima.

He named this material dynamite,

Ovaj materijal nazvao je dinamit,

from the Greek dunamis,

od grče reči "dunamis",

meaning power,

što znači moć,

and the common scientific suffix -ite.

i čestog naučnog nastavka "-it".

Explosives made Alfred a very wealthy man.

Eksplozivi su Alfreda učinili veoma bogatim čovekom.

And, in an effort to balance

Pokušavajući da uravnoteži

the destruction caused by his invention,

uništenje nastalo njegovim izumom,

he created an endowment

stvorio je zadužbinu

that would award Nobel Prizes

koja će davati Nobelove nagrade

to authors,

piscima,

scientists,

naučnicima

and advocates of world peace

i zastupnicima mira u svetu

for generations to come.

za naredne generacije.