Dec 21, 2011 15:01
12 yrs ago
Russian term

водомойны

Russian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
From a work of literary non-fiction. A woman on horseback is riding through the hills in Bessarsabia.

Я, не меняя аллюра, устремляюсь вниз, перескакивая водомойны. На половине спуска оглядываюсь.
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Proposed translations

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gully

I galloped down and over the gully

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Perhaps "водомойны" it's the plural form of "водомойня":
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agree cyhul
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maybe "выбоины" ? > hollow spots

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Large puddles (possible - potholes)

Large puddles (puddle is "лужа", large puddle is "водомойна")

Pothole is " выбоина"

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wash-outs

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potholes

The deep natural ground depression formed by the erosion, especially by the action of rainwater streams.
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