Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 8, 2014 14:36
10 yrs ago
Russian term
Military Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, German to English
оловянный
Russian to English
Other
Military / Defense
капсуль служит для воспламенения порохового заряда; он состоит из колпачка, в котором помещается капсульный состав, прикрытый ***оловянным*** кружком.
посмотрел олово: неужели это stannum? я о этом металле слышу первый раз в этом контексте.
посмотрел олово: неужели это stannum? я о этом металле слышу первый раз в этом контексте.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | tin/tinned |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 +3 | tin (washer) |
GaryG
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| 4 | tinfoil |
Pham Xuan Thanh
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| 4 | pewter |
Gruzovik1947
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Proposed translations
6 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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224
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tin/tinned
Tinning is a process for applying a coating of tin (stannium) to another metal.
Note from asker:
| Great answer. You make the sentence in question readable. A+ |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Jack, Gary, Gruzovik, and PXT. One more factoid added to my knowledge base."
+3
5 mins
tin (washer)
Stannum is the Latin word for tin, whose chemical symbol is Sn
Note from asker:
| Great answer. You make the sentence in question readable. A+ |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vladimir Bragilevsky
1 min
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| agree |
Alexander Grabowski
1 hr
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| agree |
Sergey Saveliev
3 hrs
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2 hrs
Pham Xuan Thanh
Works in field
experienced VIE↔EN←RUS Translator/Editor
Native in: Vietnamese (Variant: Standard-Vietnam)
Works in: English to Vietnamese, Vietnamese to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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64
12 hrs
pewter
When used in conjunction with кружок, оловянный means pewter. Use the Google Images URL below to see pictures of a pewter mug.
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