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English translation: areas


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13:15 Mar 19, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / General
Russian term or phrase: НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ
Два НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ в работе этой фирмы - растениеводство и животноводство. Основное НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ деятельности той компании - разработка новых чипов. Certainly, "direction" doesn't fit here. What does?
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English translation:areas
Explanation:
... often works as a translation of направление in such contexts.

As in, "The company has X main areas of operation". Example from elsewhere:
http://www.pirgon.com/main.html

"...mainly works in the area of..."
http://www.bluenilecontractors.com/
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Rachel Douglas
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Summary of answers provided
4 +12areas
Rachel Douglas
4 +1foci
Susan Welsh
4 +1main fields of activityEllen Kraus
4 +1fields
GaryG
1sectors
gogi55


Discussion entries: 2





  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fields


Explanation:
Is how I usually translate this

GaryG
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agree  Nik-On/Off
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
sectors


Explanation:
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gogi55
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Local time: 05:25
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
areas


Explanation:
... often works as a translation of направление in such contexts.

As in, "The company has X main areas of operation". Example from elsewhere:
http://www.pirgon.com/main.html

"...mainly works in the area of..."
http://www.bluenilecontractors.com/


Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 21:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Nik-On/Off
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Dmitri.

agree  Batjavkhaa Batsaikhan
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agree  GaryG: Also a good choice
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agree  Natalie
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
main fields of activity


Explanation:
would be my suggestion which, in view of "ocnovnoje", would be pretty adequate

Ellen Kraus
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agree  Pierrick Jaouen, CFA
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
foci


Explanation:
And "focus," in the second instance.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-03-19 17:04:01 GMT)
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For some examples, see:

http://tiny.cc/tqate

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-03-19 17:09:08 GMT)
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In reply to off-list question:

This company's work has two foci: x and y.
The basic focus of this company's activity is z.

Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 21:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LanaUK
1 day5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lana (I don't know whether I posted my answer before you posted your discussion item, or vice versa, but in any case I didn't intentionally copy what you wrote!)
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