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English: Arab Gulf

Russian translation: Персидский залив



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Arab Gulf
Russian translation:Персидский залив
Entered by:Steffen Pollex
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English to Russian translations [PRO]
Geography / Geography
English term or phrase: Arab Gulf
transporting crude oil from sources in the Arab Gulf to consumers in Europe
Irina Glozman
United States
Персидский залив
Explanation:
Никогда не слышали, что-ли?
Selected response from:

Steffen Pollex
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
Персидский залив конечно слышала, но не знала что по английски это Arab Gulf. Большое спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Персидский залив
Steffen Pollex
5 +1Arrogancew77
1 +2Persian Gulf - just a comment
Yuri Geifman


  

Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Персидский залив

Explanation:
Никогда не слышали, что-ли?

Steffen Pollex
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Персидский залив конечно слышала, но не знала что по английски это Arab Gulf. Большое спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree mk_lab: Конечно!
32 mins

agree Mark Vaintroub
12 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Persian Gulf - just a comment

Explanation:
Its English name is actually the Persian Gulf... there's an old controversy between Iran and the Arab nations - each has its own name for the gulf, so it really has to do with the source.

Yuri Geifman
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Vasyl Baryshev: I actually come across Persian Gulf more often
4 hrs
  -> same here

agree Mark Vaintroub
9 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Arrogance

Explanation:
"Никогда не слышали, что-ли?"
- Why to be so arrogant?

w77
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Steffen Pollex: No way. I just thought a native Russian should know such simple things.
9 hrs
  -> If it was "Арабский залив" in Russian then your "Don't you know it" remark would make perfect sense:-)
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