Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Питьевое водоснабжение в стране почти на 80 процентов обеспечивается за счет использования поверхностных вод

English translation:

Nearly 80% of the country's drinking water comes from surface water

Added to glossary by DTSM
Jan 19, 2011 15:38
13 yrs ago
Russian term

обеспечиваться НА (столько-то) процентов

Russian to English Other Environment & Ecology экологическая политика
Например, в таком предложении:

Питьевое водоснабжение в стране почти на 80 процентов обеспечивается за счет использования поверхностных вод.

Можно ли перевести как

Almost 80% of drinking water supply in the country is provided by surface waters.

или

Drinking water supply in the country is by 80 per cent provided by surface waters
Proposed translations (English)
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Change log

Jan 31, 2011 12:30: DTSM Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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About 80% of the country's drinking water (supply) comes from surface waters.
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Peer comment(s):

agree Fernsucht
11 mins
Большое спасибо!
agree interprivate
17 mins
Большое спасибо!
agree Judith Hehir : Nearly 80%...surface water (singular)—I think.
3 hrs
yeah, right :) thank you very much, Judith!
agree Sam Pinson
4 hrs
Thank you, Sam!
agree Michael Korovkin : коротко и ясно, а главное без страдательного залога!
14 hrs
Большое спасибо!
agree cyhul
9 days
Большое спасибо!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Спасибо, с Judith Hehir"
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27 mins

rephrase it

potable water demand is covered by surface waters almost by 80%
Peer comment(s):

agree Jurate Kazlauskaite
1 hr
Спасибо.
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