Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Road kilts

Russian translation:

гибель под колёсами автотранспорта

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Dec 16, 2011 04:11
12 yrs ago
English term

Road kilts

English to Russian Science Environment & Ecology
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The concentration of movements towards spawning sites requires specific measures to ensure sate crossing of transport infrastructure.

Measures have the following aims:
To block the access onto the road to prevent road kilts.

To enable amphibians to safely cross roads white moving between breeding and non-breeding sites.

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Proposed translations (Russian)
4 +5 гибель под колёсами автотранспорта

Discussion

Vladyslav Golovaty Dec 16, 2011:
пояснение любимое занятие сорванцов на дороге - давить всякую живность (language-related)
Vladyslav Golovaty Dec 16, 2011:
typo? not necessarily road kilt - сорвиголова, сорванец; (мягче) озорник на дороге (шотландец, что возьмешь) http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/falen-supercar

Proposed translations

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гибель под колёсами автотранспорта

roadkills

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Note added at 14 mins (2011-12-16 04:26:31 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadkill
Peer comment(s):

agree Leila Usmanova
48 mins
agree Olga Lawson (Filatova)
1 hr
agree Oksana Weiss
2 hrs
agree kapura
12 hrs
agree Michael Korovkin
15 hrs
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