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English translation: the outskirts (of the village)

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15:12 Jan 11, 2012

Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: околица

near the fence on the edge of the village?

Full sentence, describing taxes collected in kind in 1940 Bessarabia:
Но самое нелепое – это кукуруза, сваленная прямо на землю за околицей, неподалеку от дороги

I have Ushakov's definition but am struggling to render the concept:
ОКОЛИЦА, околицы, жен. 1. Изгородь, окружающая деревню или изгородь с воротами на выезде из деревни. Крайняя изба у самой околицы. «Владимир выехал за околицу в поле.» Пушкин. 2. Окружающая местность, округа (обл.). 3. Окольная, не прямая дорога… …
Толковый словарь Ушакова

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English translation:the outskirts (of the village)

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Alexey Suspitsyn
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:57

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the outskirts (of the village)

Alexey Suspitsyn

4 +1

village edge / edge of the village

Michael Korovkin

a fence round a village

Alexander Ryshow

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the outskirts (of the village)

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Alexey Suspitsyn
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:57
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agree

GaryG: Smith's also has 2 other definitions: "surroundings" and "roundabout road"

4 mins

-> спасибо

agree

The Misha

18 mins

-> спасибо

agree

Alexander Kondorsky: сейчас изгороди вокруг деревень не строят, и слово "околица" означает просто условную границу деревни. Так я и хотел сказать, что outskirts правильный перевод, и никакого fence around не надо :-))

26 mins

-> да, вы правы. Но тем не менее, перевод будет таким. Кроме того, если вы обратили внимание, в тексте речь идет не о "сейчас", а о 1940 годе. // спасибо за "агри"

agree

LanaUK

2 hrs

-> спасибо

agree

svetlana cosquéric

4 hrs

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agree

Alexandra Taggart

5 hrs

-> спасибо