водить за собой
English translation: with a young girl in tow
| 18:47 Feb 20, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: sergey (X) Local time: 20:11 | ||||||
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| 4 +5 | leading a young girl behind him |
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| 4 +2 | with a young girl in tow |
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| 3 | taking the young girl along with him |
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25 mins confidence: 
| водить за собой taking the young girl along with him Explanation: Although strictly speaking it means behind him, in this context, as he wanders around the house, this translation feels more appropriate. |
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5| водить за собой leading a young girl behind him Explanation: Assuming she was actually behind him, and not just with him. "He wandered through the house, leading a young girl behind him." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-20 18:53:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In his painting of the "Desecration of the Four Freedoms" there is a hunched over old man with a cane leading a young girl down a path http://www.artseek.com/angie/metamorphosis.html The dog is leading a young girl to safety showing the spirit of the Red Cross as the child places her hand with complete trust on his collar. http://www.centralga-redcross.org/history/mural.htm Just as he finished, Miguel returned leading a young girl http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/107127 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-20 18:53:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In his painting of the "Desecration of the Four Freedoms" there is a hunched over old man with a cane leading a young girl down a path http://www.artseek.com/angie/metamorphosis.html The dog is leading a young girl to safety showing the spirit of the Red Cross as the child places her hand with complete trust on his collar. http://www.centralga-redcross.org/history/mural.htm Just as he finished, Miguel returned leading a young girl http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/107127 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-20 18:56:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He took her hand, leading her behind him as he gathered his jacket and headed to her front door. http://samandjack.net/stories/ sjarchive7/tpbecauseyoutoldmeso.html He stood up and took Nikita by the hand, then stalked to the back of the plane, leading her behind him http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/ lfn/writers/stories/lorra054.htm He shook his head slightly, taking her hand in his as he stepped away from her and headed down the hall, leading her behind him http://www.geocities.com/eyes_only1/Fic/WorthWaitingFor.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-20 18:56:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He took her hand, leading her behind him as he gathered his jacket and headed to her front door. http://samandjack.net/stories/ sjarchive7/tpbecauseyoutoldmeso.html He stood up and took Nikita by the hand, then stalked to the back of the plane, leading her behind him http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/ lfn/writers/stories/lorra054.htm He shook his head slightly, taking her hand in his as he stepped away from her and headed down the hall, leading her behind him http://www.geocities.com/eyes_only1/Fic/WorthWaitingFor.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2006-02-20 19:34:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He took her hand, leading her behind him as he gathered his jacket and headed to her front door. http://samandjack.net/stories/ sjarchive7/tpbecauseyoutoldmeso.html He stood up and took Nikita by the hand, then stalked to the back of the plane, leading her behind him http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/ lfn/writers/stories/lorra054.htm He shook his head slightly, taking her hand in his as he stepped away from her and headed down the hall, leading her behind him http://www.geocities.com/eyes_only1/Fic/WorthWaitingFor.html |
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