Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
в четвертом десятке
English translation:
\"in the top 40\" (if positive) or \"outside the top 30\" (if negative)
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Susan Welsh
Aug 14, 2023 15:26
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Russian term
в четвертом десятке
Russian to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
B 2018 году Россия занимает место в четвертом десятке.
This is about PISA scores of pupils internationally.
This is about PISA scores of pupils internationally.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +3 | "in the top 40" (if positive) or "outside the top 30" (if negative) | Mikhail Kropotov |
4 | см. | interprivate |
Proposed translations
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6 mins
Selected
"in the top 40" (if positive) or "outside the top 30" (if negative)
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Note added at 8 mins (2023-08-14 15:35:02 GMT)
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...entered the top 40 in the XYZ rankings.
...fell / dropped out of the top 30 in the XYZ rankings.
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Note added at 8 mins (2023-08-14 15:35:02 GMT)
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...entered the top 40 in the XYZ rankings.
...fell / dropped out of the top 30 in the XYZ rankings.
Note from asker:
Thank you, Mikhail |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Oleg Lozinskiy
19 mins
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agree |
Sofia Gutkin
21 hrs
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agree |
Anton Konashenok
1 day 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Seems OK to me. Thanks everyone."
24 mins
см.
within the fourth decile
i.e.bbetween 31 and 40
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Note added at 3 days 3 hrs (2023-08-17 19:06:44 GMT) Post-grading
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https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?a=3&sc=0&s=decile&l1=1&l2=2
i.e.bbetween 31 and 40
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Note added at 3 days 3 hrs (2023-08-17 19:06:44 GMT) Post-grading
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https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?a=3&sc=0&s=decile&l1=1&l2=2
Note from asker:
Thank you. The main problem I have with this is that I've never heard anybody say that, and I don't think anybody will know what it means. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
The Misha
: "In the fourth decile" is a perfectly legitimate if somewhat stilted turn of phrase. Whether it makes for good writing in English is a totally different question.
8 hrs
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Thank you.
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disagree |
Mikhail Kropotov
: Decile is a percentile, which unfortunately makes your translation mathematically inaccurate. // Your link confirms it, as do many others.
21 hrs
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disagree |
Anton Konashenok
: 'Decile' means a totally different thing.
1 day 2 hrs
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agree |
James McVay
2 days 1 hr
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Thank you.
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