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освободилось место (кровать)

English translation: a bed became available / extra space opened up

00:00 Nov 6, 2009

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Russian term or phrase: освободилось место (кровать)

В нашем доме неожиданно ОСВОБОДИЛОСЬ одно МЕСТО (кровать), поэтому мой друг сможет переехать ко мне.

became available?

Cпасибо!

ulula KudoZ activity Questions: 148 (1 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 28 United Kingdom
Local time: 03:05

English translation:a bed became available / extra space opened up

Explanation:
"Became available" is fine. "Extra room", "additional space" ... "opened up" would also be good.

Selected response from:

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 22:05

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

conversational: we had a free/an extra bed

Judith Hehir

4 +1

became vacant/free

Oxana Salazar

a bed became available / extra space opened up

Rachel Douglas

is now available

Alina Semenenko

Answers

6 mins confidence:

a bed became available / extra space opened up

Explanation:
"Became available" is fine. "Extra room", "additional space" ... "opened up" would also be good.

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Rachel!

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

became vacant/free

Explanation:
..

Oxana Salazar
United States
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of:

Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Cпасибо!

9 hrs confidence:

is now available

Explanation:
imho )

Alina Semenenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of:

Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Cпасибо!

2 hrs confidence:

conversational: we had a free/an extra bed

Explanation:
Speaking of vacancies and availability is more like hotel/hospital bed talk. Conversationally, we would say, "All of a sudden, we had a free/extra bed(room)...so my friend could move in with us."

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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-11-06 20:06:45 GMT)
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Tenses: oops

All of a sudden we HAVE an extra bed, so my friend CAN move in with us.

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 22:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8