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black cover of roads

Russian translation: Загрязнение окружающей среды

14:38 May 20, 2005
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: black cover of roads
environmental issues, construction of offshore platforms and onshore facilities
actor
Local time: 04:47
Russian translation:Загрязнение окружающей среды
Explanation:
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gtreyger (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3битумное дорожное покрытие
yben
4 +2Загрязнение окружающей среды
gtreyger (X)
2 +1blacktop?
Robert Donahue (X)
2Chernoye pokrytiye dorog
Oleg Pashuk (X)


Discussion entries: 6





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blacktop?


Explanation:
щебёночно-асфальтовое покрытие

Robert Donahue (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alexander Demyanov: http://thefreedictionary.com/BLACKTOP//For what it's worth, indeed. Although, I do find Lingvo 10 quite helpful quite often. You may be right that this is not about any paving material after all.
1 hr
  -> It's from Lingvo, for what it's worth. Honestly, I'm not even sure that it applies here though. It might very well be pollution related (black pollutant/soot/etc covering the road). Hence the low confidence level, but thanks for your input. : )
agree  gtreyger (X): асфальт
5 hrs
  -> Also good, if that's what we're talking about (still up in the air in my opinion). Thanks Gennadiy.
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Comment: It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(

25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
битумное дорожное покрытие


Explanation:
дорожное покрытие на основе битума

yben
Local time: 02:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Demyanov
50 mins
  -> спасибо
neutral  Robert Donahue (X): I don't doubt that this means "blacktop", but I don't know how you can give this a 5 confidence since it might very well be way off the mark. I think this might be related to pollution and not construction. Environment, oil, etc.
1 hr
agree  Prima Vista
3 hrs
  -> спасибо
agree  Slavianka
3 hrs
  -> спасибо
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Comment: It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(

5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Chernoye pokrytiye dorog


Explanation:
- simply that: black color absorbs heat... Better environmentally?

Maybe, that's all it is?

Oleg Pashuk (X)
PRO pts in category: 4
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It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(
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Comment: It's not possible to decide from the context if any of the answers is good...sorry :-(

65 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Загрязнение окружающей среды


Explanation:
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gtreyger (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): This question is still open? Craziness...
4 days
  -> Trying to close it:-) May be, just may be this is the correct response. If one more person agrees, we'll know...
agree  jennifer newsome (X)
8 days
  -> Thanks, Jennifer, I guess this is the correct response. :-)
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