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'voor Moskovische begrippen'

English translation: By Moscow standards


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Dutch term or phrase:\'voor Moskovische begrippen\'
English translation:By Moscow standards
Entered by: Houtduif
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19:56 Dec 23, 2011
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Dutch term or phrase: 'voor Moskovische begrippen'
This is part of the sentence: ze staat in een voor Moskovische begrippen grote keuken"...I'm not sure as to how to translate 'voor Moskovische begrippen'..Any suggestions?
it's part of a human interest interview with a Russian girl about her life.
Houtduif
Local time: 06:36
By Moscow standards
Explanation:
Few hits on google for 'by Moscovite standards' but at least 40 000 for this translation.
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Local time: 06:36
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3 +4By Moscow standards
TMJS
4 +2by Moscovite standards
June Derlachter


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
by Moscovite standards


Explanation:
They are in a kitchen that is large by Muscovite standards.


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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-23 21:37:23 GMT)
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Sorry! I think the title should be Muscovite, Moscovite.

June Derlachter
Local time: 21:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louis Vorstermans
59 mins

agree  Machiel van Veen
1 hr
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
\'voor Moskovische begrippen\'
By Moscow standards


Explanation:
Few hits on google for 'by Moscovite standards' but at least 40 000 for this translation.


    Reference: http://rbth.ru/articles/2007/09/26/jour.html
TMJS
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Dutch
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agree  Tina Vonhof
12 hrs

agree  Sander Van de Moortel: ik vind deze term veel doorzichtiger dan muscovite, ook vaker gebruikt, zo blijkt.
2 days6 hrs

agree  Ron Willems: moskovië/moskovisch (zie http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskovië ) is feitelijk iets anders dan moskou --- maar het lijkt me toch dat de auteur gewoon "Moskouse" bedoelt?
2 days8 hrs

agree  Kitty Brussaard
3 days18 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Dec 24, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldArt/Literary => Other
Field (specific)Journalism => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Dec 23, 2011 - Changes made by Ron Willems:
Language pairEnglish to Dutch => Dutch to English


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