Dec 28, 2012 19:42
11 yrs ago
Russian term
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
часы-ходики
Russian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Do we have a pithy expression for this creature besides "wall clock"?
Мы собрались не в столовой, а в моей комнате, где был радиоприемник, повесили на стену часы-ходики и накрыли парадный стол.
Мы собрались не в столовой, а в моей комнате, где был радиоприемник, повесили на стену часы-ходики и накрыли парадный стол.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | wag-on-the-wall clock |
Alexandra Schneeuhr
|
| 5 | wag on the wall |
Pham Xuan Thanh
|
| 3 | weight clock |
Yelisey Moroz
|
| 3 | weight clock |
Ksenia Kovannaya
|
| 3 | weight-driven clock |
Sam Pinson
|
Proposed translations
+2
31 mins
Alexandra Schneeuhr
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Cyprus
Translation–Localisation–Transcreation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Selected
wag-on-the-wall clock
Some nice pics and samples:
http://www.google.com.cy/search?q=wag-on-the-wall clock&hl=e...
http://www.google.com.cy/search?q=wag-on-the-wall clock&hl=e...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
9 mins
Yelisey Moroz
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
14 years in industry, business, IT
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian 
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
10 mins
Ksenia Kovannaya
Native in Russian
Fast turnarounds and accuracy
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
weight clock
Reference:
1 hr
Sam Pinson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
ATA and SDL Trados Certified, IT, legal
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
71
weight-driven clock
246,000 hits on Google for "weight-driven clock" vs. 28,700 for "weight clock".
1 hr
Pham Xuan Thanh
Specializes in field
experienced VIE↔EN←RUS Translator/Editor
Native in: Vietnamese (Variant: Standard-Vietnam)
Works in: English to Vietnamese, Vietnamese to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
wag on the wall
an early wall clock in which a short pendulum hung freely without a covering.
http://antique-definitions.inkspotantiques.com/
http://antique-definitions.inkspotantiques.com/
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