Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
исключена возможность
English translation:
the possibly of... must be excluded
Added to glossary by
sparta1978
Jul 24, 2013 14:28
11 yrs ago
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Russian term
Military Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, German to English
исключена возможность
Russian to English
Other
Military / Defense
при стрельбе должа быть исключена возможность.
i was looking for a term that would be as strong as the russian one, as this sentence is talking about firing close to your own soldiers and excluding possibility of friendly fire. a very serious matter.
i was looking for a term that would be as strong as the russian one, as this sentence is talking about firing close to your own soldiers and excluding possibility of friendly fire. a very serious matter.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | the possibly of... must be excluded |
GaryG
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| 4 +1 | the possibility of ... must be excluded |
Alexander Detistov
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| 4 | while shooting the possibility ox X should be prevented |
LilianNekipelov
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Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Selected
the possibly of... must be excluded
This is one way to express it
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-24 15:42:21 GMT)
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Sorry, "possibility"
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-24 15:42:21 GMT)
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Sorry, "possibility"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
2 mins
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| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: It could be even stronger with "any possibility."
4 mins
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| neutral |
Max Deryagin
: the "possibly"? "Possibility" maybe?
6 mins
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leaving room for mention of that which has to be avoided/precluded
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| agree |
Maria Mizguireva
15 mins
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| agree |
cyhul
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great answers. Thank you for sharing your expertise"
+1
5 mins
Alexander Detistov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
PhD (chem.), 5+ years in translation
Native in: Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine) , Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
13 mins
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
while shooting the possibility ox X should be prevented
I thing "prevented" might be better here.
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