sacrificing surprise that I might know what I faced
Russian translation: жертвуя возможностью неожиданного нападения
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| 4 +2 | теряя возможность застать/напасть врасплох, ради того, чтобы знать, с чем я столкнулся |
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| 5 | откзавшись от сюрпризов, чтобы узнать, с чем (кем) я имею дело. |
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| sacrificing surprise that i might know what i faced откзавшись от сюрпризов, чтобы узнать, с чем (кем) я имею дело. Explanation: - |
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peer agreement (net): +2теряя возможность застать/напасть врасплох, ради того, чтобы знать, с чем я столкнулся Explanation: Или: ...отказавшись от возможности появиться внезапно, ради того, чтобы ... ..жертвуя преимуществами неожиданного появления/нападения... Андрей, я посмотрела употребление этого выражения на Google, и вот некоторые примеры, на основании которых я построила свой ответ: General Klaus Naumann, who retired last Thursday as head of the alliance's military arm, also said NATO, as a coalition, is working at a disadvantage because it has had to sacrifice "surprise and overwhelming power," two key ingredients for a successful military campaign. http://www.uhuh.com/reports/headsup/hu134.htm On the other hand, the unit that doesn’t prepare for any particular scenario will take too long to decide what to do (automatically sacrificing surprise and momentum), and then not have the teamwork to execute what it does decide to do. http://members.aol.com/posteritypress/last100b.htm ... She played her part in life well and nobly and sacrificed it that others might live. She died ... http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0EXI/1_19/ 77434303/p8/article.jhtml?term= Reference: http://www.uhuh.com/reports/headsup/hu134.htm Reference: http://members.aol.com/posteritypress/last100b.htm |
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