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обозная повозка

English translation: wagon


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14:39 Dec 22, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Military / Defense
Russian term or phrase: обозная повозка
Any way to tell whether this is a supply cart/wagon or a motored vehicle of some kind? A soldier is leaving his post in 1940 Bessarabia after Soviet troops arrive.

Он сжег брошенные начальством архивы, бросил походные кухни и пекарню, которые почему-то волокли в Румынию...Севка бросил свой наган в обозную повозку, пустил коня на мост, хлопнув его по крупу, и пошел пешком обратно.
Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 23:47
English translation:wagon
Explanation:
in fact, what is meant is a horse drawn wagon.
обоз - a wagon train
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Dmitry Tolstov
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:47
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4 +2wagon
Dmitry Tolstov
4into his open cart ( one in the string)
Alexandra Taggart


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wagon


Explanation:
in fact, what is meant is a horse drawn wagon.
обоз - a wagon train

Dmitry Tolstov
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:47
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  svetlana cosquéric: horse-drawn wagon
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1 day6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
into his open cart ( one in the string)


Explanation:
Senka dropped his gun into the open cart and encouraged the horse to walk towards the bridge on its own.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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