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Take five

Russian translation: сделать пяти-, десятиминутный перерыв в работе

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English term or phrase:Take five
Russian translation:сделать пяти-, десятиминутный перерыв в работе
Entered by: julls

18:57 Jul 17, 2006
English to Russian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Take five
Take five (5) for safety
Doroteja
Latvia
Local time: 14:44
сделать пяти-, десятиминутный перерыв в работе
Explanation:
если совсем неофициально - перекур
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julls
United States
Local time: 07:44
Grading comment
Большое спасибо всем!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11сделать пяти-, десятиминутный перерыв в работе
julls
4пятиминутный перерыв - откуда (from the Dictionary)
Vladimir Dubisskiy


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
take five
сделать пяти-, десятиминутный перерыв в работе


Explanation:
если совсем неофициально - перекур

julls
United States
Local time: 07:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Большое спасибо всем!

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take five
пятиминутный перерыв - откуда (from the Dictionary)


Explanation:
take five, to = to take a short break, notionally one of five minutes. The expression arose in the Second World War.

From Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 20
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