Sep 22, 2017 11:21
6 yrs ago
Russian term

07.10.2016 г. около 12 час.

Russian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
07.10.2016 г. около 12 час., по приглашению представителя ООО он приехал за документами, где встретился с ...

Меня интересует грамматика и построение фразы:

1) On October 7, 2016, at approximately 12 p.m., at the invitation of..., he came to collect documents

2) At approximately 12 p.m. on October 7, 2016, at the invitation of...

Discussion

Mikhail Zavidin Sep 22, 2017:
Oh, yes. On October. Thank you, Jurate!
Jurate Kazlauskaite Sep 22, 2017:
On OCTOBER... :))
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Sep 22, 2017:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I vote for choice number one because the time is listed in descending order - day then the time of day. Seems more natural to me. The second choice has to me the aura of a crime report.
Victoria Markova Sep 22, 2017:
2

Proposed translations

47 mins
Selected

On November 7, 2016 at around/about 12 p. m.

this pattern googles better.

To be safe, I would use "12 noon" and "12 midnight." for 12 p. m. and 12 a. m. respectively in order not to mislead the reader.


Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Спасибо, Михаил!"
2 hrs

On October 7, 2016 at about midday

-
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search