Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
before the glory of
Russian translation:
до славных дней
Added to glossary by
David Knowles
Oct 3, 2005 09:14
18 yrs ago
English term
before the glory of
English to Russian
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Poetry & Literature
Помогите плз понять смысл фразы. Встретилось в следующем предложении:
...from Wimbledon to Waterloo, before the glory of the District Railway.
...from Wimbledon to Waterloo, before the glory of the District Railway.
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +1 | до славных дней |
David Knowles
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| 4 +1 | [here] do znamenitoj ... |
Vladimir Dubisskiy
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| 4 | ...до того, как прогремела слава железной дороги... |
Andrew Vdovin
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Proposed translations
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David Knowles
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Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
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до славных дней
It means before the glorious District Line (underground line) was constructed from Wimbledon.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much!"
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7 hrs
Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
United States
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United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
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, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
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48
[here] do znamenitoj ...
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Tatyana Leshkevich
: "Беру обратно" свой ответ, потому что Ваш мне понравился гораздо больше.
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Andrew Vdovin
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DELVING into DETAIL
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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90
...до того, как прогремела слава железной дороги...
...до того, как прославилась железная дорога...
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