налево 1000

English translation: Left one thousand

10:42 May 16, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
/ ������� ��������
Russian term or phrase: налево 1000
Указание водителю, которое надо озвучить. Как правильно - left one thousand or left ten hundred?
Dimman
Russian Federation
Local time: 13:30
English translation:Left one thousand
Explanation:
X hundred wouldn't go here.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-16 11:05:39 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Jack raises a good point. Is this direction in mils or in clock reference?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-16 11:18:07 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

There are 6,400 mils in a full circle--a means of measuring direction precisely as in artillery applications.
Selected response from:

JoeYeckley (X)
Grading comment
Thanks for helping to reject "ten hundred". Actually, the number is the length of route in meters to pass in a specified direction. Thanks to everyone who has helped
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6ten o'clock left
Jack Doughty
4Left one thousand
JoeYeckley (X)


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Left one thousand


Explanation:
X hundred wouldn't go here.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-16 11:05:39 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Jack raises a good point. Is this direction in mils or in clock reference?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-16 11:18:07 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

There are 6,400 mils in a full circle--a means of measuring direction precisely as in artillery applications.

JoeYeckley (X)
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 971
Grading comment
Thanks for helping to reject "ten hundred". Actually, the number is the length of route in meters to pass in a specified direction. Thanks to everyone who has helped
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
ten o'clock left


Explanation:
I haven't heard of the clock system being used for road vehicles but it is commonly used for aircraft, usually in combination with a height indication, as in the film "Twelve O'Clock High", where the title means a direction to the pilot that there is something (in this case an enemy aircraft) directly ahead of and above him. Ten o'clock would be sixty degrees to the left, so the word "left" should not be necessary. Ten o'clock is often written as 1000 or 10.00, and could be said as ten hundred, not one thousand; but "ten o'clock" is the accepted form.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-16 15:52:18 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

See also
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=285803
though this still only refers to aircraft.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 14525

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X)
42 mins

agree  djack
2 hrs

agree  Oleg Pashuk (X)
3 hrs

agree  mk_lab
5 hrs

agree  Zoya ayoz (X)
5 hrs

agree  Gale
23 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search