Jul 7, 2009 09:31
15 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
почти не поддающийся учету
Russian to English
Science
Science (general)
scientific writing
В настоящее время мировое научное сообщество публикует огромное (почти не поддающееся учету) количество статей по различным научным направлениям.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
51 mins
Selected
almost impossible to keep track of / keep pace with
It's NOT about counting the research papers
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "After thinking it over and over, I've decided to go with Mikhail's version. He's right - it's not just about counting.
Thank you all guys!"
+5
2 mins
David Knowles
Native in English
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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154
almost beyond counting
an enormous number (almost beyond counting)
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Note added at 31 mins (2009-07-07 10:02:27 GMT)
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Well you could say "keeping track" but it would be cumbersome. "hard to keep track of" is not strong enough, "almost beyond anyone's capacity to keep track of" is heavy, "almost beyond keeping track of" is possible but doesn't sound right. "Almost beyond analysis" is another possibility, but again sounds odd.
So, I'd stick to "counting"!
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Note added at 31 mins (2009-07-07 10:02:27 GMT)
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Well you could say "keeping track" but it would be cumbersome. "hard to keep track of" is not strong enough, "almost beyond anyone's capacity to keep track of" is heavy, "almost beyond keeping track of" is possible but doesn't sound right. "Almost beyond analysis" is another possibility, but again sounds odd.
So, I'd stick to "counting"!
Note from asker:
| Hi David! Do you think it's just about counting rather than keeping record or track? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Janebel
1 hr
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| agree |
The Misha
: My own first impulse was "almost beyond count", but you are the native here, you should know better. Cheers!
2 hrs
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| agree |
Alexei Shmouratko
5 hrs
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| agree |
DTSM
6 hrs
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| neutral |
SirReaL
: There's no challenge in counting the publications. Учет here refers to a researcher trying to keep track of everything that is being published in his/her field.
2 days 3 hrs
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| agree |
svetlana cosquéric
2 days 9 hrs
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58 mins
practically underdeterminable
вариант
4 hrs
nearly infinite
nice and neat
6 hrs
Rositsa Georgieva
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
respect to language
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, Russian to English, and 3 more.
almost unaccountable
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