Apr 23, 2011 18:53
13 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
ширина в паводок
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
В том месте, где мы перебирались, ширина Нарангасской Оби в паводок была около четырех километров, и переваливать ее нужно было очень аккуратно, под маленьким углом к волне, которая идет на лодку, иначе ее просто перевернет.
Not entirely satisfied with what I'm coming up with, hoping a specialist could advise.
Not entirely satisfied with what I'm coming up with, hoping a specialist could advise.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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38 mins
Selected
high water/flood width
Example sentence:
Normal / Flood Width of River- 210/ 2730 feet.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
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10 mins
Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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80
(the river) spreaded to a width of 4 km during flooding
(the river) spreaded 4 km wide during flooding
Peer comment(s):
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Anton Konashenok
: вообще-то прошедшее время глагола to spread - не spreaded, а spread
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да, опозорился ...
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Michael Tovbin
: spread - неправильный глагол. Один раз - опечатка, но дважды?
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Согласен - опозорился. Дважды, потому что копировал
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The river became/was four kilometers wide during flood season
I think Jive's translation is the most accurate term-wise; it's just that the Russian sentence itself sounds a little strange to me. I would say, it can be like "ширина реки была около четырёх километров, так как был сезон паводков" or "был сезон паводков, поэтому ширина реки достигала четырёх километров"; the "ширина Нарангасской Оби в паводок была около четырех километров" part sounds like a piece of general infromation inserted from some other source, whereas the rest of the sentence describes personal experience in particular situation, and these two parts do not sound corresponding each other. Or, maybe, it's just me.
2 days 7 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
width in flood
"Slide 3 reveals the width of the Irrawaddy in flood."
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/burmese/culture/wilsonpages/pegue...
"The result of 94 measurements made in June, 1862, show the mean width of the river in flood to be 1,870 yards."
http://www.archive.org/stream/angloegyptiansu00gleigoog/angl...
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/burmese/culture/wilsonpages/pegue...
"The result of 94 measurements made in June, 1862, show the mean width of the river in flood to be 1,870 yards."
http://www.archive.org/stream/angloegyptiansu00gleigoog/angl...
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