Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
s grohotom; glyba
English translation:
thunderously/deafeningly/loudly; block
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Marcus Malabad
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s grohotom; glyba
Russian to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"volny s grohotom obrushivalis na kamenniye glyby razlichnoy velichiny"
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Marcus Malabad
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thunderously/deafeningly/loudly; block
"the waves thunderously crashed onto the boulders of various sizes"
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"with a deafening sound the waves crashed onto the boulders of various sizes"
groxot means roar, crash, deafeningly sound
a glyba is a block; kamennaya glyba is a boulder
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"with a deafening sound the waves crashed onto the boulders of various sizes"
groxot means roar, crash, deafeningly sound
a glyba is a block; kamennaya glyba is a boulder
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the waves crashed...
the waves crashed onto large boulders thunderously.
\"razlichnoy velichiny\" if translated mekes a text a bit clumsy, and if we ommit the phrase the whole sentence does not lose its sense and acquires in literary style.
\"razlichnoy velichiny\" if translated mekes a text a bit clumsy, and if we ommit the phrase the whole sentence does not lose its sense and acquires in literary style.
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Oleg Rudavin
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The waves thundered crushing against large boulders and pieces of rock...
Really, 'different size' would sound awkward - but you can use different synonyms of 'glyby' which are availiable in any thesaurus.
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