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Dec 8, 2008 13:56
15 yrs ago
Russian term
совершилось ужасное
Russian to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
ornithology
Контекст: "Пока ученые уточняют таксономический статус закавказских журавлей, совершилось ужасное - убили одного из журавлей новой формы."
Вроде все просто, а красиво не складывается. Помогите оформить, спасибо.
Вроде все просто, а красиво не складывается. Помогите оформить, спасибо.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | something terrible has happened |
Andre Zuban
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| 4 | something abominable/ghastly/horrific has occurred |
Clive Wilshin
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Proposed translations
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3 mins
Andre Zuban
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
20 years in technology and software
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Polish to English, Polish to Russian, and 3 more.
something terrible has happened
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14 hrs
Clive Wilshin
Native in English
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English
something abominable/ghastly/horrific has occurred
Just a couple of alternatives. "Terrible" has become so weakened that "Something terrible has happened" often means no more than that you forgot to save the changes in your document or you've been overlooked for promotion again. Of these suggestions, I like "horrific" best -- it seems to still retain connotations of terror.
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