Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
дать отчаянный бой
English translation:
put up fierce fight
Added to glossary by
Angela Greenfield
Jan 14, 2010 19:31
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 3 more.
дали отчаянный бой
Russian to English
Other
Military / Defense
Они дали царским войскам отчаянный бой
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | put up fierce fighting |
Angela Greenfield
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| 3 +1 | engaged the tsarist forces in a desperate battle |
Susan Welsh
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| 3 | they fought back with guts |
Alexandra Taggart
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Change log
Jan 18, 2010 21:57: Angela Greenfield Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
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United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
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put up fierce fighting
And yet in some areas, where the ground proved conducive to defensive action, the Soviet troops put up fierce fighting. http://www.vor.ru/Victory/Veteranes/Bichenko_eng.html
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Guerrillas put up fierce fighting against the fascists in this area. Unable to contain the situation, the Germans sent a punitive squad here which literally wiped the whole Osveisky district off the face of the earth. http://www.tvr.by/eng/society.asp?id=13297
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You are welcome
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Guerrillas put up fierce fighting against the fascists in this area. Unable to contain the situation, the Germans sent a punitive squad here which literally wiped the whole Osveisky district off the face of the earth. http://www.tvr.by/eng/society.asp?id=13297
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You are welcome
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Comment: "Thanks"
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8 mins
Susan Welsh
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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engaged the tsarist forces in a desperate battle
Depends on context--did they win or lose? "Desperate" might not be right. Angela's "fierce" is good too.
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
they fought back with guts
They fought recklessly, with the will to win, wild at heart.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-14 20:37:58 GMT)
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I don't suggest to open the pages, just for checking, take a look that the term is common and is used as often as "to have guts to fight".
http://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&q=fought with ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-14 20:37:58 GMT)
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I don't suggest to open the pages, just for checking, take a look that the term is common and is used as often as "to have guts to fight".
http://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&q=fought with ...
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