Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
врезаться в толщу горных пород
English translation:
cut deeply into the rocks
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stasbetman
Jan 12, 2010 17:40
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
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врезаться в толщу горных пород
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Geology
Приток подземных вод в реки играет существенную роль для рек Донецкого Кряжа, где долины врезаются в толщу горных пород и дренируют водоносные горизонты
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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cut deeply into the rocks
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Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot, Jack! There's no need in "mining" air, the text is about environmental protection |
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Comment: "Большое всем спасибо"
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Farida Vyachkileva
Native in Russian
Over 30-year translation experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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cut into the thick of (bed)rocks
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
override the rock mass/ plunge into the rock mass
The valleys ( drifting soils) advance and plunge into the rock mass, which is a level higher, than the horizontal.
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valleys intersect aquifers
A broader context (see the link below, pages 63 and 64) suggests this version. In this case, rocks are those of aquifers.
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