Суда и составы

English translation: ships and trains

11:38 Nov 6, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Суда и составы
Суда is understood and ships, but составы ?. May be they are a number of ships together!
Ashok Garlapati
Local time: 03:01
English translation:ships and trains
Explanation:
составы = trains

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-11-06 14:08:28 GMT)
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"ships and arrangements"
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Alexander Onishko
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Actually I used the word - 'linked barges'.
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Alexander Onishko


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ships and trains


Explanation:
составы = trains

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-11-06 14:08:28 GMT)
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"ships and arrangements"

Alexander Onishko
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Actually I used the word - 'linked barges'.
Notes to answerer
Asker: We are talking about sailing in water. Can we use the word 'trains' in this context?

Asker: The sentence is like this: "Влияние ветра на суда и составы в подходных каналах шлюзов"

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