наклонить зеркало к себе

English translation: tilted the mirror toward herself

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Russian term or phrase:наклонить зеркало к себе
English translation:tilted the mirror toward herself
Entered by: Alina Mamlyuk

16:37 Dec 6, 2004
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: наклонить зеркало к себе
Осторожно наклонив зеркало к себе, Умеющая Ворожить стала пристально вглядываться в туманное изображение.

Leaning the mirror carefully towards herself?
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 07:21
tilted the mirror toward her
Explanation:
short and sweet

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Note added at 1 min (2004-12-06 16:39:19 GMT)
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in that particular verb tense, it may even do to write:

Having carefully tilted the mirror toward her,....
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Alina Mamlyuk
Grading comment
That's the thing! Thanks a lot, Alina!
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5 +8tilted the mirror toward her
Alina Mamlyuk


  

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наклонить зеркало к себе
tilted the mirror toward her


Explanation:
short and sweet

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Note added at 1 min (2004-12-06 16:39:19 GMT)
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in that particular verb tense, it may even do to write:

Having carefully tilted the mirror toward her,....

Alina Mamlyuk
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
Grading comment
That's the thing! Thanks a lot, Alina!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoeYeckley (X): ...herself
1 min
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agree  Jack Doughty: or inclined the mirror toward her
12 mins
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agree  Dorene Cornwell: After carefully tilting the mirror towards herself
20 mins
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agree  Kirill Semenov
23 mins
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agree  Dylan Edwards: Carefully tilting the mirror towards her
1 hr
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agree  Kevin Kelly: With Dorene.
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agree  GaryG
3 hrs
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agree  Сергей Лузан: with all and everybody above! (7 thanx, I presume)
3 hrs
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