достают корм из глубины

English translation: get their food from depths...

09:21 Jul 22, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Russian term or phrase: достают корм из глубины
Гоголи достают корм из глубины, куда не дотянется самая длинная лебединая шея. Более того – они умудряются нырять далеко под лед, выскакивая пробкой в соседней полынье.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 07:01
English translation:get their food from depths...
Explanation:
...which even the longest swans' necks cannot reach.
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Jack Doughty
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Local time: 01:01
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Thanks everybody!!!
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4 +1get their food from depths...
Jack Doughty
4eat from a depth where + JD's answer
Jack slep


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get their food from depths...


Explanation:
...which even the longest swans' necks cannot reach.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks everybody!!!

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eat from a depth where + JD's answer


Explanation:
as usual, wordy Russian, KISS principle. Do you reach food from your plate or eat from your plate...

Jack slep
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