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English translation: tend


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Russian term or phrase:обслуживают
English translation:tend
Entered by: Burrell
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14:36 Mar 9, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Russian term or phrase: обслуживают
100 человек обслуживают 2 500 голов дойного стада в этом проекте
JulieN
tend
Explanation:
tend

AllWords.com - Dictionary, Guide, Community and More
... protect, shepherd, watch. 2. To look after or tend a herd of (animals). 3.
To group (animals) together. Etymology: Anglo-Saxon heord. ...
www.allwords.com/word-herd.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day
... BBE As a shepherd tendeth his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep,
so will I tend my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither ...
bible.cc/ezekiel/34-12.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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Burrell
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:13
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10tend
Burrell
4 +6suggestionxxxIreneN
5 +1take care of
Michael Moskowitz


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
обслуживают
take care of


Explanation:
take care of

Michael Moskowitz
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Delaver: agree with Moskowitz
1 hr
  -> Thanks
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
обслуживают
tend


Explanation:
tend

AllWords.com - Dictionary, Guide, Community and More
... protect, shepherd, watch. 2. To look after or tend a herd of (animals). 3.
To group (animals) together. Etymology: Anglo-Saxon heord. ...
www.allwords.com/word-herd.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day
... BBE As a shepherd tendeth his flock in the day that he is among his scattered sheep,
so will I tend my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither ...
bible.cc/ezekiel/34-12.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

Burrell
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Demyanov
4 mins
  -> Thanks Alexander!

agree  Lyudmila Barr-Hamilton
7 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Andrey Belousov
9 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Konstantin Kisin
9 mins
  -> Thanks Kostia!

agree  Kirill Semenov
11 mins
  -> Thank you Kirill!

agree  Milena Sahakian
52 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thanks Jack!

agree  R. E. M
1 hr
  -> Thank you Russ!

agree  Larysa Shell: working, take care of...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Larysa!

agree  Jack Slep
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jack!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
обслуживают
suggestion


Explanation:
В данном контексте я бы перестроила все предложение.

This project requires 100 workers for handling 2500 livestock heads.

или

100 workers handle 2500... under this project


xxxIreneN
United States
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Belousov
1 min
  -> Спасибо!

agree  Mikhail Kropotov: This works much better, sure
4 mins
  -> Спасибо!

agree  Alexander Taguiltsev: handling
4 mins
  -> Спасибо!

agree  Marina Aleyeva
8 mins
  -> Спасибо!

agree  David Knowles: for handing 2500 head of cattle. It's a fixed order and never "heads"!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, David, for the correction too.

agree  Natalie
6 hrs
  -> пасибо, Наташа.
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