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уменьшение размеров частиц донных осадков с востока на запад

English translation: East-to-west...

14:41 Dec 28, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Sakhalin
Russian term or phrase: уменьшение размеров частиц донных осадков с востока на запад
Для донных отложений северной части Татарского пролива характерно преобладание песков, отмечается уменьшение размеров частиц донных осадков с востока на запад.
kergap --
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:23
English translation:East-to-west...
Explanation:
East-to-west decrease in bottom sediment particle size
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Jack slep
Local time: 10:23
Grading comment
Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7East-to-west...
Jack slep
4 +3decrease in dimensions of bed sediments from East to West
Jack Doughty


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
уменьшение размеров частиц донных осадков с востока на запад
decrease in dimensions of bed sediments from East to West


Explanation:
or decrease in size

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Belousov (X): Either one works - IMNSHO.
7 mins
  -> Thank you.//Yes, I like Jack Slep's version too.
agree  Sergei Tumanov
8 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  ganaa444
16 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
East-to-west...


Explanation:
East-to-west decrease in bottom sediment particle size

Jack slep
Local time: 10:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Even though I posted an answer myself.
13 mins
  -> Thanks, you noble Brit!
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
13 mins
  -> My humble thanks!
agree  Kevin Kelly
47 mins
  -> Hey, KK (Kool Kid), thanks!
agree  David Knowles: I'm not keen on four nouns in succession, so I'd go for "particle size of bottom sediments", but I doubt if you'll agree!
2 hrs
agree  Janina Nowrot
3 hrs
agree  Peter Shortall: I know what David means about the four consecutive nouns, but personally I don't have a problem with it!! I'm generally a fan of inversion + elimination of "of".
4 hrs
agree  Anneta Vysotskaya
4 hrs
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