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мощь зашаталась

English translation: the mighty global... tottered / began to totter/wobble

17:31 Feb 5, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Russian term or phrase: мощь зашаталась
Как только страны-производители начали получать более справедливую цену за свое сырье и товары, мощь мирового финансово-экономического гегемона зашаталась.
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Local time: 14:44
English translation:the mighty global... tottered / began to totter/wobble
Explanation:
I'd suggest a slight rephrasing to preserve fluidity.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:44
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6the mighty global... tottered / began to totter/wobble
Mark Berelekhis
4 +2shaken power
Sabina Metcalf
3the might (of smth.) gave way
Andrew Vdovin


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
the mighty global... tottered / began to totter/wobble


Explanation:
I'd suggest a slight rephrasing to preserve fluidity.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 130
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh: I'd say "began to totter"
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Susan, but do you really think the question is non-pro?
agree  David Knowles: anything to save us from "hegemony"! (and it's pro)
27 mins
  -> Hehe, thanks David.
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Aleksey.
agree  katerina turevich
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Katerina.
agree  Eric Candle
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Eric.
agree  protolmach: wobble
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, protolmach.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shaken power


Explanation:
The ability of manufacturing countries to ensure a more reasonable (fair?) price for their... has shaken the power of the ...

Sabina Metcalf
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas: "Shaken" is good, but the sentence as a whole needs to be dealt with. "The minute the producer countries began to receive a ..., the power of the would-be financial and economic ruler of the world was shaken."
7 hrs
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy: with Rachel
7 hrs
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the might (of smth.) gave way


Explanation:
My version.

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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