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tortsevye storony koroba

English translation: endfaces/ends of the box

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Russian term or phrase:tortsevye storony koroba
English translation:endfaces/ends of the box
Entered by: Jack Doughty

13:23 Apr 18, 2006
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing
Russian term or phrase: tortsevye storony koroba
Context - description of how to package goods in a packing case.

"Upakovochny list kleitsia po tsentru na dve tortsevye storony koroba."

Does this mean any 2 sides of the case or on the 2 shorter sides ('ends')? I think it is the latter.
Emily Justice
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:43
endfaces of the box
Explanation:
endfaces may be one word or two words. Yes, the ends, not any two sides.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:43
Grading comment
Thanks again. I'll use 'ends'.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
endfaces of the box


Explanation:
endfaces may be one word or two words. Yes, the ends, not any two sides.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks again. I'll use 'ends'.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
0 min
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alexander Demyanov
3 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alina Barrow
20 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Dorene Cornwell: or just on both ends of the box / container
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Yes, the context is not particularly formal. I think just "ends" would be OK. Thank you.
agree  Сергей Лузан
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thank you. Your name appears correctly here but it was ?????? ????? in the notifying email.
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