в четверть вышины
English translation: hardly more than half a foot
| 21:51 Jun 4, 2016 |
| Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Rachel Douglas United States Local time: 04:54 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | hardly more than half a foot |
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| 4 +1 | Старорусская мера длины, примерно 18-19 см |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2hardly more than half a foot Explanation: It's 1/4 of an arshin, which was equivalent to 28 inches or 71 cm. Hence 28 inches divided by four, which is 7 inches. That's why I would suggest "hardly more than," as against simply "half a foot." |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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