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смыслом которого стала возможность

English translation: the point of which was to enable...

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Russian term or phrase:смыслом которого стала возможность
English translation:the point of which was to enable...
Entered by: Jack Doughty

07:33 Dec 22, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Russian term or phrase: смыслом которого стала возможность
1-го октября состоялся официальный старт Общероссийского конкурса..., смыслом которого стала возможность, предоставленная ребятам со вcей России, внести свою лепту в создание ......
Marina Serbina
Local time: 09:57
the point of which is to enable...
Explanation:
...young people all over Russia to make their contribution...
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:57
Grading comment
Thank you, Mr.Doughty!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5the point of which is to enable...
Jack Doughty
4 +2intended for the purpose, to afford an opportunity for the youth from all over Russia to...
Sergey Strakhov
5which idea was to enable ...
Vlad Fedorov
3 +1its essence had become a possibility
Сергей Лузан
4... the aim of which was to provide a chance to ...
Anahit Simonyan
4...,the purpose of which opened up the possibility to...
Alexandra Taggart
3См.
Vladimir Bragilevsky


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
intended for the purpose, to afford an opportunity for the youth from all over Russia to...


Explanation:
примерно так:

Удачи, Марина!:)

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 08:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oleg Osipov: Designed to give an opportunity...
22 mins
agree  Andrey Rykov: Исходя из того, что предложение очень криво звучит на русском, предлагаю при переводе его упростить, заменив "intended for the purpose" на "that afforded"
25 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
its essence had become a possibility


Explanation:
or "the essence of which had become a possibility".

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  andress: opportunity
23 mins
  -> Thank for your opinion & support, andress! :)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
См.


Explanation:
which main idea was to provide the teenagers from all the Russia with the opportunity to

Vladimir Bragilevsky
Israel
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the point of which is to enable...


Explanation:
...young people all over Russia to make their contribution...

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
Thank you, Mr.Doughty!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas: It would be tempting to write simply "which offered", but I suppose it could be what you say, or "the idea of which was to offer ... a chance to ..."
33 mins
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agree  Oleg Osipov
50 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Samantha Payn
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Anna Guryeva
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Darya Kozak
19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
which idea was to enable ...


Explanation:
коротко и ясно, как мне кажется

Vlad Fedorov
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... the aim of which was to provide a chance to ...


Explanation:
-

Anahit Simonyan
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Armenian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...,the purpose of which opened up the possibility to...


Explanation:
opened - became

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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