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пометить зеленым (маркером)

English translation: highlight in green

20:10 Jan 30, 2006
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / other
Russian term or phrase: пометить зеленым (маркером)
Помечать маркером - highligt или mark with highliter. Правильно ли говорить highlight with green в этом случае?
Oleksandr Melnyk
Ukraine
Local time: 19:12
English translation:highlight in green
Explanation:
rather than "with green."
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Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 12:12
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2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8highlight in green
Deborah Hoffman
4 +1highlight smth with a green marker / highlight smth green
Mikhail Kropotov
3to mark in green
Kirill Semenov


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
пометить зеленым (маркером)
to mark in green


Explanation:
imho

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GaryG
11 mins
disagree  Ara Mkrtchyan (X): The more common expression is to highlight sth in green, also attested by dictionaries (see the Oxford Dictionary 2004)
13 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
пометить зеленым (маркером)
highlight smth with a green marker / highlight smth green


Explanation:
Как в Англии сказали бы, не знаю. В Штатах так; 1 или 2 в зависимости от построения фразы.

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GaryG: I'd go with the latter if this variant is chosen
12 mins
  -> Thank you Gary
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
пометить зеленым (маркером)
highlight in green


Explanation:
rather than "with green."

Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Baryshnikova
1 min
  -> Спасибо!
agree  spanruss: "Highlight something with a green marker" is not incorrect. However, your option is indeed more concise.
4 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Oksana Sandler
4 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Jack Doughty
6 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Sara Noss
9 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  GaryG
11 mins
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Mark Vaintroub
7 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
7 days
  -> Спасибо!
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