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уходить корнями вглубь веков

English translation: The roots of corruption go deep into the past

08:56 Oct 2, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Other
Russian term or phrase: уходить корнями вглубь веков
Коррупция уходит корнями вглубь веков.
Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Local time: 05:40
English translation:The roots of corruption go deep into the past
Explanation:
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:40
Grading comment
Всем спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8The roots of corruption go deep into the past
Kirill Semenov
4 +1dates back to ancient times
Olga Savelyeva
4(corruption) has a centuries-long history.
Arkadi Burkov
4date back to the earliest beginnings and beyond
Valery Kaminski
3(bribery) is rooted far back in the past
dispatcher


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dates back to ancient times


Explanation:
Corruption dates back to ancient times

Olga Savelyeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Polivkin
1 min
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
The roots of corruption go deep into the past


Explanation:
.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Всем спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
4 mins
agree  Michael Kislov
27 mins
agree  GaryG
1 hr
agree  Andrew Sabak
2 hrs
agree  Amy Lesiewicz
2 hrs
agree  Sergei Tumanov
6 hrs
agree  Dorene Cornwell: or just date back centuries
15 hrs
agree  Dylan Edwards
1 day 6 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(corruption) has a centuries-long history.


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=" centuries-long histor...

Arkadi Burkov
Belarus
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 36
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(bribery) is rooted far back in the past


Explanation:
as a variant

dispatcher
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
date back to the earliest beginnings and beyond


Explanation:
Всплыла в памяти фраза из лекции "носителя"

Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Local time: 05:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 20
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