им отведен короткий век
English translation: their lives would be cut short
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|  Selected response from: Natalia Potashnik United States Local time: 19:18 | ||||||
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| 4 | they wouldn't be around much longer |
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| 3 +1 | their lives would be cut short |
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| 3 | they have a short space of time |
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| they were destined to have (live) short lifetime (left) |
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they wouldn't be around much longer Explanation: например: perhaps they knew that they wouldn't be around much longer -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2018-07-18 17:04:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- или такой вариант: they knew that there wasn't much time left and wanted to make the most of it |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1their lives would be cut short Explanation: --- |
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they have a short space of time Explanation: a short space of time https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/short -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-18 19:43:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- they have a short space of THEIR time LEFT (OBJECTIONS TO ANY "for whats") |
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| Reference: they were destined to have (live) short lifetime (left) Reference information: they were destined to have short lifetime (left) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2018-07-18 19:09:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Старшие дети относились ко мне хорошо, тепло, по-братски - может, потому, что я был младшим, а может, они чувствовали, что им отведен короткий век. Перевод The eldest ones were lenient with me (treated well, warm and like a brother - maybe, they behave so, because I am the youngest, perhaps they had feeling as if they were destined to live or have short life) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-18 19:26:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OR: as if their death is close at hand. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-18 19:36:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Corrected: The eldest ones were lenient with me (treated well, warm and like a brother - maybe, they behaved so, because I was the youngest, perhaps they had feeling as if they were destined to live or have a short life) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-18 19:45:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- they had feelings Reference: http://leading-sport.com/it/2017/04/20/sc-bern-analysis-of-t... |
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