Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

C большим отрывом

English translation:

A distant second

Added to glossary by B R
Nov 17, 2006 21:52
17 yrs ago
Russian term

C большим отрывом

Russian to English Other Economics
Китай является самым крупным экспортером продукции данного вида. С большим отрывом
на втором месте идет Япония с 9%...

Proposed translations

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A distant second

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Peer comment(s):

agree Marina Aleyeva
11 mins
Thanks, Marina.
agree KARIN ISBELL
1 hr
Thanks, Karin.
agree Jennifer Guernsey : "Japan is a distant second" makes for lovely idiomatic English, IMHO.
3 hrs
Thanks, Jennifer! That's certainly a good phrase. I was after "a distand second is Japan with 9%..."
agree Speranza
8 hrs
Thanks, Nadejda.
agree Larissa Boutrimova : Очень хорошо.
23 hrs
Thanks for your kind words, Larissa.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "спасибо !"
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lagging far behind

Japan, lagging far behind, is second
Or vice versa :)

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Note added at 6 мин (2006-11-17 21:58:59 GMT)
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I mean, "Lagging far behind, Japan comes (is etc) second
Peer comment(s):

agree Marina Aleyeva
3 mins
Спасибо!
agree Roman Bardachev
12 mins
Спасибо!
agree Tatiana Nero (X)
13 mins
Спасибо!
agree Erzsébet Czopyk
10 hrs
Спасибо!
agree esperantisto
12 hrs
Спасибо!
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