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спецрейс

English translation: special flight


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Russian term or phrase:спецрейс
English translation:special flight
Entered by: Vitaliy Shkonda
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16:32 Sep 2, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Russian term or phrase: спецрейс
речь идет о самолете Президента
Marina Serbina
Local time: 15:50
special flight
Explanation:
ИМХО, special flight
Такое сочетание часто встречается в Интернете
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Vitaliy Shkonda
United States
Local time: 04:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11special flight
Vitaliy Shkonda
3 +2Presidential aircraftVelociraptor


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
special flight


Explanation:
ИМХО, special flight
Такое сочетание часто встречается в Интернете


Vitaliy Shkonda
United States
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
17 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  GaryG: Yes, it's not a charter if it's a regular flight by a VIP
17 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Igor Blinov
18 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Valery Shyrokov: i work in the congo, and special flights are a normality
26 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  George Pavlov
28 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  engltrans
48 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Grunia
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
neutral  Dorene Cornwell: Yeah sure, but if it's the presidential flight, more to the point just to say so.
5 hrs
  -> So I think "President's special flight"may be acceptable
agree  Lyonka
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lyonka!
agree  Nick Grekov
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nick!
agree  Tatyana Kovalenko
17 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tatyana!
agree  glazein: its either presidential flight or special flight, do not use them together
10 days
  -> Thank you, glazein!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Presidential aircraft


Explanation:
Air Force One (for US President)

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-09-02 16:50:56 GMT)
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The Presidents Plane

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Note added at 20 mins (2009-09-02 16:53:48 GMT)
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http://englishrussia.com/?p=613
Russian President's Plane

Velociraptor
United States
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dorene Cornwell
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dorene!
neutral  Vitaliy Shkonda: Самолет, предназначенный для Президента (Presidential aircraft), выполняет спецрейсы ( special flight).
5 hrs
  -> any flight with some special mission can be a "special flight".
agree  gutbuster
12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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Changes made by editors
Sep 16, 2009 - Changes made by Vitaliy Shkonda:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Sep 2, 2009 - Changes made by andress:
Language pairEnglish to Russian => Russian to English


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