...закованные ....

English translation: clad

02:12 May 25, 2002

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary

Russian term or phrase: ...закованные ....

Закованные в металл и медь, инкрустированную серебром, воины ...
Will 'clad' work here, or ...?
The whole sentence, please, if you would ...
Thanx!

protolmach
United States

English translation:clad

Explanation:
...is right.

Animate objects are not referred to as "encased" in something they're wearing.

If you look up the word in Smirnitsky's it gives
"armour-clad" as an example

Selected response from:

GaryG
Local time: 21:11

Grading comment

thanx!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

clad

GaryG

encased in

Maruf Rahimov

mailed

AYP

Answers

1 hr confidence:

encased in

Explanation:
Encased in metal (must be iron or steel)and copper, silver plated.

Вообще, термин инкрустация используется применительно к камням. В случае с серебром, золотом используется plated, covered. Но это уже на совести автора оригинала.

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Note added at 2002-05-25 03:24:29 (GMT)
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В данном случае, насколько я понял. реч идет о броне, латах.

Один пример:

were finally able to emerge and bury the dead, all that could be done was to dig
large pits and quickly lower the bodies, some still encased in their armour. ...
www.chivalrybookshelf.com/titles/wisby/wisby.htm

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Note added at 2002-05-25 03:27:42 (GMT)
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Словарь Multitran:
закованный в латы - encased in armour

Maruf Rahimov
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of:

Tajik,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 24

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

clad

Explanation:
...is right.

Animate objects are not referred to as "encased" in something they're wearing.

If you look up the word in Smirnitsky's it gives
"armour-clad" as an example

GaryG
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 3430

Grading comment

thanx!

4 hrs confidence:

mailed

Explanation:
Mailed with metal and copper

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Note added at 2002-05-25 06:33:17 (GMT)
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or

mailed into metal and cooper

AYP
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 90

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