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the second part

English translation: beyond the window a meadow beckoned in shimmering green waves.

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Russian term or phrase:а за окном зелеными волнами переливалсЯ и манил к себе луг
English translation:beyond the window a meadow beckoned in shimmering green waves.
Entered by: Kevin Kelly

19:37 Dec 4, 2004
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: the second part
В окна класса светило яркое солнце, ***а за окном зелёными волнами переливался и манил к себе Луг.***

My version (which I don't really like: one reason for it is that it's too long):

The bright sun was shining through the windows, and beyond them the Meadow could be seen, glittery and attractive, its grass billowing (swaying?) like green waves.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 18:56
beyond the window a meadow beckoned in shimmering green waves.
Explanation:
Or simply: ...outside, a/the meadow beckoned.....
Selected response from:

Kevin Kelly
Local time: 07:56
Grading comment
Thank you, Kevin!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2->
Konstantin Kisin
4 +2beyond the window a meadow beckoned in shimmering green waves.
Kevin Kelly
4the green glittering waves of meadows through the window beckoned
sergey (X)
4and beyond the window a Meadow with shimmering green waves lured
Dmytro Voskolovych


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the green glittering waves of meadows through the window beckoned


Explanation:
or
beckoned through the window

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-12-04 20:00:13 GMT)
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or
the lush green glitter of the meadow\'s waves beckoned through the window

sergey (X)
Local time: 12:56
PRO pts in category: 51
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
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Explanation:
The bright sun was shining through the windows, and the Meadow could be seen through them, beckoning with its green, opalescent waves .

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Note added at 36 mins (2004-12-04 20:13:13 GMT)
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shining IN

Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> thank you Jack!
agree  Vassyl Trylis: replacing the second (or the first) "through" with even "beyond"
10 hrs
  -> yep, the 2 throughs look a little odd, thanks Vassyl
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beyond the window a meadow beckoned in shimmering green waves.


Explanation:
Or simply: ...outside, a/the meadow beckoned.....

Kevin Kelly
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
Thank you, Kevin!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X): Nice. ...through the windiw...?
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Joe. You're probably right that "through the window" might be better.
agree  Ann Nosova
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anna.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and beyond the window a Meadow with shimmering green waves lured


Explanation:
and beyond the window a Meadow with shimmering green waves lured

Dmytro Voskolovych
Local time: 14:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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