растворение минералов протекает

English translation: The dissolving of the minerals proceeds...

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Russian term or phrase:растворение минералов протекает
English translation:The dissolving of the minerals proceeds...
Entered by: Jack Doughty

10:46 Apr 22, 2002
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: растворение минералов протекает
опять протекание
Maruf Rahimov
Local time: 10:19
The dissolving of the minerals proceeds...
Explanation:
Simply "proceeds" in this case, I think. The ref. below gives the following as one definition of протекать - proceed (of physical and chemical reactions).
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:19
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4 +1The dissolution of minerals occurs|takes place| happens etc.
Olga Simon
4The dissolving of the minerals proceeds...
Jack Doughty


  

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The dissolving of the minerals proceeds...


Explanation:
Simply "proceeds" in this case, I think. The ref. below gives the following as one definition of протекать - proceed (of physical and chemical reactions).


    R-E Sci. & Tech. Dictionary, M.H.T. & V.L. Alford
Jack Doughty
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The dissolution of minerals occurs|takes place| happens etc.


Explanation:
Depending on the rest if the sentence

Olga Simon
Hungary
Local time: 07:19
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Mitchell: An example those good places regularly to swap genitive noun and verb so as to minimize the 'of' count: "{{The}} minerals dissolve..."
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