Лошадь вспотела и сбила ноги
English translation: The horse worked up a lather and started limping/became lame
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| Russian to English translations [PRO] Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Horses | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Sofia Gutkin Australia Local time: 00:04 | ||||||
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| 4 | The horse worked up a lather and started limping/became lame |
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| 4 -1 | the horse worked up a sweat and cracked |
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peer agreement (net): -1the horse worked up a sweat and cracked Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2014-03-15 10:17:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- cracked on the way (there) you can also say "cracked up" |
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19 hrs confidence:
The horse worked up a lather and started limping/became lame Explanation: Horses don't work up a sweat, they "lather up": http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lather And I'm pretty sure the phrase about it's feet means that it injured its legs and started limping. It definitely doesn't mean it died. http://myhorse.com/free-guides/diagnosing-and-treating-equin... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs (2014-03-16 02:11:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More on horse lather! :) http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/health/horsesweat-161.shtml#axzz2... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day1 hr (2014-03-16 08:04:28 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- No problems, thank you. |
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