Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
... не располагали к ...
English translation:
were not conducive to
Added to glossary by
Tevah_Trans
Feb 6, 2009 03:17
15 yrs ago
Russian term
... не располагали к ...
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
... неудобное сиденье и монотонный шум двигателей (самолета) не располагали к серьезному чтению ... I almost have the word on the tip of my tongue, an adjective or a past participle with an "of" or "to" right after, but it's late, and I just can't put my finger on it. Any ideas? Thanks much.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Feb 6, 2009 15:42: Tevah_Trans Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+6
10 mins
Tevah_Trans
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
MS Industrial Engineering; MBA
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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64
Selected
were not conducive to
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks much, that's the word I was looking for. Special thanks to Mark too, I'll use your suggestion with "particularly" as well. "
3 mins
did not predespose to
as an option
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-06 03:22:38 GMT)
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sorry for the typo, predispose, of course, it is kinda late:)
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-06 03:22:38 GMT)
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sorry for the typo, predispose, of course, it is kinda late:)
9 mins
Alexandra Goldburt
Native in Russian
Works in field
California Court Certified Interpreter
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
см. ниже
With the uncomfortable seat and monotonous motor noise, any serious reading was simply out of the question.
Что-нибудь в этом роде.
Что-нибудь в этом роде.
+1
11 mins
Oxana Snyder
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
professional, accurate and fast
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
did not encourage/ discourage
... discouraged me from reading
... did not encourage me to read (serious literature)
... did not encourage me to read (serious literature)
2 hrs
Oleg Osipov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
The value of the right word
Native in: Russian (Variant: Moscow)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
I did not feel like reading
I did not feel like reading... sitting...
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