Опустившись на асфальт
English translation: Kneeling on the ground in front of the stretched-out bodies, they stayed there motionless.
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| Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Опустившись на асфальт | |||||||
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Having sank upon the asphalt Explanation: Having sank upon the asphalt in front of prostrate bodies... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 мин (2008-11-04 20:21:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ...prostrated bodies... |
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53 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Kneeling on the ground in front of the stretched-out bodies, they stayed there motionless. Explanation: -- |
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peer agreement (net): +1kneeled to the ground/asphalt Explanation: Ваш вариант с заменой предлога http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&rlz=1B3GGGL_r... |
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Having got down on the paving Explanation: "having got down" - is a precondition to the "kneeling". "Asphalt" -is used in English only if you wish to name the material the paving is made of, the word "paving" - would be proper in your case. Example sentence(s):
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2 days 3 hrs confidence:
having sunk to the ground .. Explanation: ...by the prostrate bodies, they remained motionless on their knees. Definitely sunk is the past participle required here. Example sentence(s):
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