Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
в гармошку
English translation:
accordion-like
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Apr 28, 2007 10:34
17 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
смять в гармошку
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Geology
Если посмотреть на физическую карту - увидим, что вдоль западного побережья Северной Америки протянулись горные хребты. Здесь одна земная твердь "наехала" на другую, смяла ее в гармошку.
I'm trying to find a proper phrase in English - please advise.
Also, how would you translate 'земная твердь' here? The first version that comes to my mind is 'a tectonic plate', but this if much more scientific than 'земная твердь', which is rather 'elevated'.
Thank you!
I'm trying to find a proper phrase in English - please advise.
Also, how would you translate 'земная твердь' here? The first version that comes to my mind is 'a tectonic plate', but this if much more scientific than 'земная твердь', which is rather 'elevated'.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | accordion-like |
Valery Kaminski
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| 4 +1 | folding it up like an accordion |
Dorene Cornwell
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| 2 +2 | causing it to crumple |
Kari Foster
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Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Commitment and experience, here and now
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Belarusian to English, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
accordion-like
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Note added at 7 мин (2007-04-28 10:41:41 GMT)
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E.G.
The sediments of the sea (Tethys sea) between these two landmasses were pushed up forming accordion-like continental mountain ranges
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Note added at 9 мин (2007-04-28 10:43:29 GMT)
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http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:NtvNt1inbfQJ:webspinners....
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Note added at 7 мин (2007-04-28 10:41:41 GMT)
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E.G.
The sediments of the sea (Tethys sea) between these two landmasses were pushed up forming accordion-like continental mountain ranges
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Note added at 9 мин (2007-04-28 10:43:29 GMT)
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http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:NtvNt1inbfQJ:webspinners....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Faina Furman
6 mins
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Спасибо!
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| agree |
Alexander Demyanov
53 mins
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Спасибо!
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| agree |
Alexandra Tussing
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help Valery! Thanks everybody!!!"
+1
8 hrs
Dorene Cornwell
Native in English
Works in field
Thorough, sensitive, and idiomatic
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
10
folding it up like an accordion
One land mass collided with another and folded it up like an accodion.
+2
1 day 3 hrs
Kari Foster
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Technical knowledge, attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English, and 1 more.
causing it to crumple
or you could possibly say 'creating corrugations'.
Just trying to provide alternatives!
Just trying to provide alternatives!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Olga Cartlidge
6 hrs
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| neutral |
Dorene Cornwell
: Hard for me to think of lan masses rumpling. Corrugations sounds nice with tte rest of the register except that the accordion is part of the flavor of the piece.
3 days 15 mins
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| agree |
Dylan Edwards
: "Crumple" is good. Why not keep the accordion? Plenty of examples of "crumple(d) like an accordion", e.g. http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:KE76t-S34tQJ:www.tibet....
4 days
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