Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Совсем немного оставалось пройти...

English translation:

A few more steps

Added to glossary by Evgeny Terekhin
Nov 2, 2006 10:31
17 yrs ago
Russian term

Совсем немного оставалось пройти...

Russian to English Other Poetry & Literature
Совсем немного оставалось пройти ...

Совсем немного оставалось пройти, чтобы свернуть за угол и увидеть большие часы на улице, под которыми у них была назначена встреча.
Change log

Nov 2, 2006 21:12: Natalie changed "Term asked" from "фраза" to "Совсем немного оставалось пройти..."

Proposed translations

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Russian term (edited): фраза
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A few more steps

A few more steps and he would turn round the corner and see the clock under which they agreed the meet.
Peer comment(s):

agree Smantha
11 mins
спасибо
agree John Farebrother : or 'just a but further', it's a question of style and all depends on the wider context of the piece of writing
21 mins
спасибо
agree Valery Kaminski
2 hrs
спасибо
agree Simon Hollingsworth
6 hrs
спасибо
agree Erzsébet Czopyk
10 hrs
спасибо
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Russian term (edited): фраза

They (he, etc.) had to go just a little further...

Something of the kind.

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-11-02 11:07:49 GMT)
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...before he (they, whatever) would turn around the corner to see the big clock...
Peer comment(s):

agree Erzsébet Czopyk
10 hrs
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Russian term (edited): фраза

it wasn't far now

It wasn't far now until/till they turned the corner and saw the clock they were supposed to meet under.

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