Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
С винтовкой наперевес
English translation:
with rifle at the ready
Added to glossary by
island-vlad
Sep 4, 2009 11:23
14 yrs ago
Russian term
С винтовкой наперевес
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Other
Речь идет о сопровождении колонны заключенных.
Спасибо!
Спасибо!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | with rifle at the ready |
island-vlad
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| 3 | with a rifle hanging balanced in one hand / at the trail |
Alexander Ryshow
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| 3 | with his gun atilt |
tschingite
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| 2 | arms at the port |
Jack Doughty
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Change log
Sep 4, 2009 11:24: Olga B changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"
Sep 13, 2009 03:23: island-vlad Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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15 mins
island-vlad
Native in Russian
Years and years in translation service
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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with rifle at the ready
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Note from asker:
| Thank you! I think, actually, that is the idea. |
Peer comment(s):
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AlisaIWW
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Sergei Belay
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Judith Hehir
2 hrs
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James McVay
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Vitals
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Vlad!
Thank you to everybody!"
14 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
with a rifle hanging balanced in one hand / at the trail
Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th edition
28 mins
tschingite
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Treu dem Job & ergeben der Fremdsprache
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Tatar
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Russian to German, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
with his gun atilt
Я не знаю, говорят ли так, но гуглится. И вообще, словарное значение.
1 hr
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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417
arms at the port
Not at all sure of this, but I think it's a possibillity.
for which the command is: "Port arms!"
Illustrated here:
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/images/ww2/drill_manual/port...
for which the command is: "Port arms!"
Illustrated here:
http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/images/ww2/drill_manual/port...
Discussion
The idea I have to express is that they were ready to fire and shoot anytime. The author writes in parentheses (штык вперед). So, maybe, also to hit...