Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
водный камень
English translation:
limescale
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Jun 9, 2009 23:40
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
водный камень
Russian to English
Marketing
Retail
kitchen appliances
Okay, so what is a "water stone"? Mineral deposit? (But the paragraph just had "окаменевшие накипи.")
Context: Advertising for a product:
Подходит для удаления водного камня и ржавчины с кранов, душевых кабин, итд.
Context: Advertising for a product:
Подходит для удаления водного камня и ржавчины с кранов, душевых кабин, итд.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | limescale |
Angela Greenfield
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| 5 | incrustation |
Ali Bayraktar
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| 5 | lime scale and hard water stains |
etheartofbeing
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| 4 | water scale |
Artem Velichko
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Proposed translations
+3
56 mins
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
limescale
Lime Scale Remover
Suitable for limescale and rust stain removal from metal fixtures, showers, shower doors, etc.
Example of a similar product: http://www.descale-it.com/
The process is also called DESCALING, that is if you want to be really technical about it. :-)
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Note added at 59 mins (2009-06-10 00:40:40 GMT)
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Окаменевшие накипи - lime scale or lime build-up.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-10 00:54:06 GMT)
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Susan, the difference between водный камень и окаменевшие накипи is very little: the former just builds up on surfaces that come in contact with water while the latter builds up in coffee-makers and tea-pots from boiling water (i.e. накипи are formed through the heating process). They are sometimes called "calcium build-up". I am sure you have your own examples of this in your kitchen. :-))
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-06-11 18:04:15 GMT) Post-grading
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You can't possibly have worse water than us, Susan! Wanner bet? :-)))
Thanks for the points!
Suitable for limescale and rust stain removal from metal fixtures, showers, shower doors, etc.
Example of a similar product: http://www.descale-it.com/
The process is also called DESCALING, that is if you want to be really technical about it. :-)
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Note added at 59 mins (2009-06-10 00:40:40 GMT)
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Окаменевшие накипи - lime scale or lime build-up.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-10 00:54:06 GMT)
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Susan, the difference between водный камень и окаменевшие накипи is very little: the former just builds up on surfaces that come in contact with water while the latter builds up in coffee-makers and tea-pots from boiling water (i.e. накипи are formed through the heating process). They are sometimes called "calcium build-up". I am sure you have your own examples of this in your kitchen. :-))
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2009-06-11 18:04:15 GMT) Post-grading
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You can't possibly have worse water than us, Susan! Wanner bet? :-)))
Thanks for the points!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tatiana Lammers
7 mins
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Thanks, Tatiana. All it takes is look under my kitchen sink - I have a whole collection of bottles with all sorts of miracle solutions. :-))
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| agree |
danya
4 hrs
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Thank you, danya.
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| agree |
David Knowles
7 hrs
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David, much obliged!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Since really all the answers were right, I'd like to give everybody the points, but Angela provided useful information as well as getting peer votes. Thanks to everybody. And yes, I have plenty of bottles of vile chemicals under my kitchen sink for dealings with these problems, as I live in an area that has very hard water!"
5 mins
Artem Velichko
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
I'd rather sound appropriate than smart
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 11 more.
water scale
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-06-09 23:47:09 GMT)
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a bit unusual way to put it though
6 mins
Ali Bayraktar
Türkiye
Türkiye
Türkiye
Language shapes everything!
Native in: Turkish
Works in: English to Turkish, Russian to Turkish, Kazakh to Turkish, and 1 more.
incrustation
Result of the cross translation (Russian>Turkish>English)
We have the same combination of those words in Turkish. And that's how it is generally translated.
We have the same combination of those words in Turkish. And that's how it is generally translated.
58 mins
etheartofbeing
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
United States
Biotechnology Professional, Translator
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
lime scale and hard water stains
посмотрела на упаковке моющего средства :)
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