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По живописности ... ему нет равных

English translation: picturesqueness

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Russian term or phrase:живописность
English translation:picturesqueness
Entered by: Jack Doughty

09:49 Jan 9, 2003
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Russian term or phrase: По живописности ... ему нет равных
По живописности и популярности ему нет равных на территории Байкальского региона.

Речь идет об озере Фролиха.
Nadezhda Osipova
Local time: 10:05
It is unequalled in picturesqueness
Explanation:
Picturesqueness, OED: quality of being beautiful or striking.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4It is picturesque beyond compare
Libero_Lang_Lab
4 +4It is unequalled in picturesqueness
Jack Doughty
5 +1one more version
Elizabeth Adams
4 +2There is no more picturesque/ beautiful/ charming and popular place like...
Oleg Pashuk (X)
4 +1it is unequalled for its scenic attractions
Igor Kreknin
5It has no rivals in its beauty and the attraction it poses for numerous visitors
Montefiore
4Its picturesqueness/beauty and popularity are unsurpassable in the Baikal region.
lyolya


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
It is unequalled in picturesqueness


Explanation:
Picturesqueness, OED: quality of being beautiful or striking.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 14525
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Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eduard Kurilovich: I like this version
32 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Burravoe Ltd
32 mins
agree  Sara Noss: With Eduard. Could use 'unrivalled' or 'incomparable', too.
43 mins
  -> Yes, either of those would do.
agree  Alexandra Tussing
18 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
it is unequalled for its scenic attractions


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-01-09 10:06:49 (GMT)
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Поиск по сайтам: picturesqueness . Результаты 1 - 100 из примерно 8,220.
Поиск по сайтам: \"scenic attractions\" . Результаты 1 - 100 из примерно 15,500.

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Note added at 2003-01-09 10:12:58 (GMT)
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Вариант:
it has no equal for its scenic attractions.

www.edmundblood-art.co.uk/Camino.htm
, it has no equal for cultural richness and historical associations

Igor Kreknin
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 328

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing: possible
18 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Its picturesqueness/beauty and popularity are unsurpassable in the Baikal region.


Explanation:
my variant

lyolya
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 51
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
It is picturesque beyond compare


Explanation:
The others are fine, but making an abstract noun out of picturesque is a bit of a mouthful!

Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1214

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Vaintroub: Не то что я не согласен с Jack, просто пока выговоришь это самое "picturesqueness"...:-))
13 mins
agree  eldorado
3 hrs
agree  David Knowles
5 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
15 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
one more version


Explanation:
It is a popular tourist destination, and undoubtedly one of the most scenic spots in the Baikal region.

I know, I know...I changed it a teensy bit, but darn it, I think this sounds better.
E

Elizabeth Adams
United States
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 272

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Pearce
10 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
There is no more picturesque/ beautiful/ charming and popular place like...


Explanation:
There is no more picturesque/ beautiful/ charming and popular place like lake Frolich(?) in the entire Baykal region.

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Note added at 2003-01-11 00:10:41 (GMT)
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THAN lake Frolich... - sorry

Oleg Pashuk (X)
PRO pts in pair: 619

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
3 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Teresa Pearce: ... but it must be "than", not "like".
7 hrs
  -> thank you. You are right.
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It has no rivals in its beauty and the attraction it poses for numerous visitors


Explanation:
Or -



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Note added at 2003-01-10 17:12:34 (GMT)
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Its beauty and wide attraction of visitors know no rivals among the lakes of the Baikal region

Montefiore
United States
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 312
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