Mar 26, 2015 20:41
9 yrs ago
Russian term
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
не нашел куда сдать коня
Russian to English
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Доброго времени суток.
- Извините, я так и не нашел, куда сдать коня (коня брали напрокат).
Спасибо.
- Извините, я так и не нашел, куда сдать коня (коня брали напрокат).
Спасибо.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
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English
Works in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
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467
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I couldn't find where to return the horse
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Peer comment(s):
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eduard_
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Thank you.
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Angela Greenfield
: or: where to turn in the horse//I think the joke here is that the horse is treated as a car. It's like returning a rental car. :-)
15 mins
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Would that really work with respect to a horse? I would think it applied to inanimate objects only.
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Sergey Gorelik
: Frankly, I thought it was indeed about a car :-)
8 hrs
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The joke is somewhat lost on me :)
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Dmitry Murzakov
12 hrs
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Thank you.
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Tatiana Lammers
21 hrs
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Thank you.
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cyhul
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Mark."
15 mins
Donald Jacobson
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Neuropsychiatrist(MD) German(MA)
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
I couldn't find the hitch for the horse
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Note added at 18 mins (2015-03-26 20:59:49 GMT)
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Hitching post instead of hitch
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Note added at 18 mins (2015-03-26 20:59:49 GMT)
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Hitching post instead of hitch
7 mins
Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
There's No Limit to Perfection
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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56
Sorry, but I've been at a loss where to find the return outlet (for the rented horse/stallion)
Depending on the PURPOSE of renting
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Note added at 19 мин (2015-03-26 21:00:56 GMT)
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Вариант: but I've been unable to find the return outlet
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Note added at 22 мин (2015-03-26 21:03:46 GMT)
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Rent-a-car --> rent-a-horse :-)
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Note added at 19 мин (2015-03-26 21:00:56 GMT)
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Вариант: but I've been unable to find the return outlet
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Note added at 22 мин (2015-03-26 21:03:46 GMT)
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Rent-a-car --> rent-a-horse :-)
15 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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128
I couldn't find where to drop the horse off / I couldn't find a horse drop-off anywhere
If it's an allusion to the car rental practices (which I thing it is), then you might as well go all the way...
Discussion
Конь там живой, настоящий (то есть не железный конь, не машина). Но вот пункт проката лошадей так и не был показан.