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Я решил провести эксперимент над майским жуком

English translation: Yes

07:42 Jan 4, 2017
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Russian term or phrase: Я решил провести эксперимент над майским жуком
Можно ли перевести фразу "Я решил провести эксперимент над майским жуком" как "I have decided to conduct the experiment on the may bug"?
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English translation:Yes
Explanation:
Yes, "I have decided to conduct the experiment on the may bug" is a good translation. Possibly the articles should be different (an experiment on a bug, the experiment on a bug, an experiment on the bug) depending on the exact meaning of the original.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6Yes
Jack Doughty
3 +2I undertook to experiment with the cockchafer.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


Discussion entries: 6





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Yes


Explanation:
Yes, "I have decided to conduct the experiment on the may bug" is a good translation. Possibly the articles should be different (an experiment on a bug, the experiment on a bug, an experiment on the bug) depending on the exact meaning of the original.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 474
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathalie Stewart: May bug (month names are capitalized)
1 hr
  -> Thank you. Yes, it seems May should be capitalized. They are also known as cockchafers.
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  FreEditor
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
12 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  svetlana cosquéric
4 days
  -> Thank you.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I undertook to experiment with the cockchafer.


Explanation:
Your proposition is fine, as Jack has pointed out, and his options are quite valid. I would not use present perfect (have decided), as the decision was probably made a while ago.

For scientific tone, you may:) use the scientific name: cockchafer.

The intent is to experiment with a particular insect. "To conduct an experiment" is correct but quite stiff. "To experiment" conveys the same meaning.

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The cockchafer, colloquially called May bug[1][a] or doodlebug,[3] is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FreEditor
1 hr
  -> Thank you, FreEditor . I assume there was more than one May bug involved. so the cockchafer as a species appears to be the correct expression.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tatiana. I hope you will have smooth sailing in the New Year.
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