Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
натянуть, и наточить
English translation:
to stretch and sharpen
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dacs04
Jan 9, 2012 14:04
12 yrs ago
Russian term
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натянуть, и наточить
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Metallurgy / Casting
This is the same episode as the previous question, involving the various steps of repairing plowshares in 1940 Bessarabia. Tighten and sharpen?
Это не лемеха! От них только «пятки» остались: их не натягивать, а наваривать надо!
– Разумеется! И наварить, и натянуть, и наточить, и закалить...
Это не лемеха! От них только «пятки» остались: их не натягивать, а наваривать надо!
– Разумеется! И наварить, и натянуть, и наточить, и закалить...
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Jan 18, 2012 13:37: dacs04 Created KOG entry
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to stretch and sharpen
натягивать:
A flat cutting instrument, when a small portion of metal has gone from the cutting edge (a notch has appeared), can be repaired by heating it and hammering on its flat side in such a way, that the metal would stretch in the direction of the notch and replace the metal that has gone.
наточить:
to sharpen.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-01-09 18:09:08 GMT)
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Of course, it's a very low-tech. But at that time new instruments were very hard to get, and such methods of repair were practiced.
A flat cutting instrument, when a small portion of metal has gone from the cutting edge (a notch has appeared), can be repaired by heating it and hammering on its flat side in such a way, that the metal would stretch in the direction of the notch and replace the metal that has gone.
наточить:
to sharpen.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-01-09 18:09:08 GMT)
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Of course, it's a very low-tech. But at that time new instruments were very hard to get, and such methods of repair were practiced.
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