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midwinter

Russian translation: Праздник зимнего солнцестояния

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English term or phrase:midwinter
Russian translation:Праздник зимнего солнцестояния
Entered by: Jarema

04:09 Mar 28, 2003
English to Russian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: midwinter
The snows were bad that year, and a bard travelling south from Aris (some four days' journey north of us) on his way to Kaibar for midwinter got stuck at Hadronsstead for the festival.
Судя по смыслу, это не просто середина зимы, а некий праздник. Как можно перевести?
Праздник зимнего солнцестояния?
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 05:32
Праздник зимнего солнцестояния
Explanation:
Это он и есть.
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Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 01:32
Grading comment
Thank you!
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4 +5Праздник зимнего солнцестояния
Jarema
3 +1День зимнего солнцестояния
Yuri Grachev


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Праздник зимнего солнцестояния


Explanation:
Это он и есть.

Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 01:32
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 2212
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuri Grachev
1 hr
agree  Kirill Semenov
1 hr
agree  Yuri Smirnov
3 hrs
agree  Iouri Ostrovski
4 hrs
agree  Mark Vaintroub
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
День зимнего солнцестояния


Explanation:
по аналогии с midday, midnight. Праздничную окраску этому дню также можно придать. Я попытался это сделать так: "День ..."

Yuri Grachev
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:32
PRO pts in pair: 111

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  letika: Именно так :) Даже мумми-тролли проаздновали день зимнего солнцестояния. :)
1 hr
  -> спасибо, letika
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