Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Прозрачный полог
English translation:
See-through curtain/veil (also transparent or net curtains)
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Natalia Koltsova
May 17, 2003 17:05
21 yrs ago
Russian term
Прозрачный полог
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Под несколькими слоями прозрачного полога...
Transparent curtains? Меня смущает transparent, я привыкла, что это несколько "техническое" слово. Есть какой-то синоним, или так нормально?
Transparent curtains? Меня смущает transparent, я привыкла, что это несколько "техническое" слово. Есть какой-то синоним, или так нормально?
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22 mins
Natalia Koltsova
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Making communication happen
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
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100
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See-through?
Maybe...
I don't know whether 'see-through curtain' (or veil) sounds ok. Perhaps it does...
I don't know whether 'see-through curtain' (or veil) sounds ok. Perhaps it does...
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3 mins
Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Lithuania
Native in Russian
Lithuania
Translator/Journalist/Voiceover Pro
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Belarus, Standard-Ukraine, Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
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244
gauzy (bed) curtains
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4 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
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Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
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3318
transparent valance
Transparent -- по-моему, далеко не только технический.
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Note added at 2003-05-17 19:32:23 (GMT)
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Мой agree to Nrabate -- случайный! Я, наоборот, не согласен :) Конечно, не имеет никакого отношения к данному случаю. Прошу занести в протокол :)
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Note added at 2003-05-17 19:32:23 (GMT)
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Мой agree to Nrabate -- случайный! Я, наоборот, не согласен :) Конечно, не имеет никакого отношения к данному случаю. Прошу занести в протокол :)
27 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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net curtains
That's what we call them in our house, and what you have to ask for in the shops (that's in the UK, it may be different in the USA).
41 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
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Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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1276
TRANSPARENT (bed)-curtains/ (canopy)
Hope it helps. Good luck & best wishes, Oyra!
5. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
6. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970
18. New English-Russian Dictionary (3 vol.) 250,000 words ISBN 5-200-01849-8
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Note added at 2003-05-17 17:48:46 (GMT)
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limpid/ pellucid
5. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
6. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970
18. New English-Russian Dictionary (3 vol.) 250,000 words ISBN 5-200-01849-8
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Note added at 2003-05-17 17:48:46 (GMT)
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limpid/ pellucid
+1
2 hrs
Glass ceiling
Context would be helpful here. It could be "glass ceiling," i.e. inability for women to advance through the corporate hierarchy (a woman sees where she wants to go but can't break through the glass ceiling).
Best of luck!
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Note added at 2003-05-17 21:04:45 (GMT)
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If curtains is really what we are talking about - these would be called \"sheer.\"
Best of luck!
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If curtains is really what we are talking about - these would be called \"sheer.\"
+1
2 hrs
Olga Demiryurek
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Russian
Türkiye
28 Years in Translation - MA - Certified
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
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