смерть от запаха roses была самой страшной
English translation: death caused by the smell of roses
| 07:18 Feb 24, 2009 |
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|  Selected response from: Serge Driamov Belarus Local time: 13:31 | ||||||
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death caused by the smell of roses Explanation: - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 42 mins (2009-02-24 08:01:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- -дословный перевод... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2009-02-24 08:05:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Важно все-таки знать контекст. Например, если речь идет о способе казни, лучше будет написать "killing by" вместо "death caused by" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2009-02-24 08:08:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- кроме того - моё упущение - розы скорее источают аромат, чем запах, поэтому лучше "flavour", "fragrance" etc. вместо "smell" |
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death by inhaling rose emanations was believed to be the worst torturous Explanation: as a variant -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2009-02-25 06:39:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.glossary.com/dictionary.php?q=Emanation Emanation Save To My Bibliography Overview of noun emanation » The noun emanation has 3 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts) * emanation -- (Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?") something that is Emitted1.) Emit, breathe, pass off -- (expel (gases or odors)) 2.) Emit, give out, give off -- (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits") emitted or Radiated1.) Radiate -- (send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat") 2.) Radiate -- (send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness") radiated (as a Gas1.) Gas, gaseous state -- (the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container) 2.) Gas -- (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely) gas or an Odor1.) Olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent -- (any property detected by the olfactory system) 2.) Smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception -- (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses") odor or a Light1.) Light, visible light, visible radiation -- ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window") 2.) Light, light source -- (any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights") light etc.)) |
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13 hrs confidence:
The detection of a rose odour was conceidered as a foreshadow of a horroble death in the East. Explanation: The author wants to leave the reader wondering. But in fact:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odour_of_Sanctity -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2009-02-24 20:36:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You can also interpret it as "death caused by the ghost":http://www.after-death.com/about/adc.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2009-02-24 20:40:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Typo: "horrible" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days8 hrs (2009-02-26 16:18:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Vice versa: " In the East the detection of a rose odour always was conceidered as the foreshadowing of a horrible death." Otherwise it will be as "the person has to die in the East". |
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