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English translation: tuber crops


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Russian term or phrase:клубнеплодные культуры
English translation:tuber crops
Entered by: Clive Wilshin
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17:38 Mar 1, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Russian term or phrase: клубнеплодные культуры
в интернете официальной деятельностью компании названо «выращивание картофеля, столовых корнеплодных и клубнеплодных культур».
Clive Wilshin
Local time: 16:12
tuber crop cultures
Explanation:
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=

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Note added at 29 mins (2009-03-01 18:07:59 GMT)
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perhaps, it would sound better in English if you omit "cultures" and call them just "tuber crops" - you know it better.
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Dr_Serge
Belarus
Local time: 18:12
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4tuber crop cultures
Dr_Serge
4 +1root crops
Anna Fominykh & family


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tuber crop cultures


Explanation:
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=

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Note added at 29 mins (2009-03-01 18:07:59 GMT)
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perhaps, it would sound better in English if you omit "cultures" and call them just "tuber crops" - you know it better.

Dr_Serge
Belarus
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Korovkin: Just "tubers" and that's it
22 mins
  -> thank you Michael! Agree with you: the shorter, the better.:))

agree  gutbuster: tuber crops it is, sir!
35 mins
  -> thank you!

agree  klp
2 hrs
  -> спасибо, klp!

agree  Alexander Kupriyanchuk: ...potatoes, table root crops and tuber crops :)
2 hrs
  -> спасибо, Александр!
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
root crops


Explanation:
definition from http://www.answers.com/topic/root-crop, more common term

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-03-01 18:12:41 GMT)
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actually, may be root crops is more suitable for translation of столовых корнеплодных, but anyways, hope it is helpful

Anna Fominykh & family
United States
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Slep
22 hrs
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