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Порутчик

English translation: first lieutenant


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Russian term or phrase:Поручик
English translation:first lieutenant
Entered by: Sergey Strakhov
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09:40 Sep 10, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology / history
Russian term or phrase: Порутчик
На обратной стороне медали, по всему полю, в девять строк, выбит текст: «Гижигинской команды сотнику Порутчику Ивану Кобелеву в воздаяние заслуг оказанных при северовосточных экспедициях 1795 года».
Svetlana Potton
United States
Local time: 08:14
first leutenant
Explanation:
три звездочки
Но можно оставить porutchik и указать англ. эквивалент в скобках.
Ведь мы не переводим же фельдфебеля как старшину, например

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-09-10 09:44:46 GMT)
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lieutenant, сорри

Немецкий помешал:*(
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Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 17:14
Grading comment
спасибо Сергей
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4 +8first leutenant
Sergey Strakhov


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Порутчик
first leutenant


Explanation:
три звездочки
Но можно оставить porutchik и указать англ. эквивалент в скобках.
Ведь мы не переводим же фельдфебеля как старшину, например

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-09-10 09:44:46 GMT)
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lieutenant, сорри

Немецкий помешал:*(

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
спасибо Сергей

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jura Gorohovsky
8 mins
  -> Спасибо, Юра!
agree  Larissa Dinsley
10 mins
  -> Спасибо, Лариса!
agree  Prima Vista: porutchik
21 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Irina Romanova-Wasike
1 hr
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Sabina Metcalf
1 hr
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Andrey Belousov: first leutenant - agree; ПоруТчик - No!
3 hrs
agree  Svetlana Touloub: как у Andrey Belousov - first leutenant - agree; ПоруТчик - No!
9 hrs
agree  Alla Tatyants
11 hrs
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