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драть дор

English translation: pls see below

21:56 Jan 26, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: драть дор
где лучше драть дор из ворованной елки — у себя в сарае или в бане у Костичка.

1941, somewhere in western Russia
Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 19:16
English translation:pls see below
Explanation:
Дор = дранка, щепа = shingle, splinter
драть = tear off

I.e., literally, "obtain shingle from a stolen firtree"

This is the meaning only, I am sure you will find an appropriate English wording for this.
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Natalie
Poland
Local time: 01:16
Grading comment
БОЛЬШОЕ спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2pls see below
Natalie
3 +1to bark a stolen firtree
Alexandra Liashchenko
4collection of spruce needles as a cold or flu remedy
Alexandra Taggart
3strip the bark off
Tevah_Trans


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to bark a stolen firtree


Explanation:

ДОР - м. (драть) сев. дер, роспашь, росчисть, расчистка, починок, чащоба, подсека, кулига, драки, пожога. | сев. новое селенье на дору. | сев. жир, сало в мясе животных, прорость, ТЕЛЬное сало. | сиб. жир нутровой, сдор. | моск. сор, грязь, плесень на чем-либо. | собир. орл. калужск. смол. кровельная дрань; | прямослойное дерево, которое хорошо дерется или колется. дором драть, сдирать. дорница ж. дрань, дранка, драница.

Alexandra Liashchenko
United States
Local time: 19:16
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 18

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agree  Blithe
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pls see below


Explanation:
Дор = дранка, щепа = shingle, splinter
драть = tear off

I.e., literally, "obtain shingle from a stolen firtree"

This is the meaning only, I am sure you will find an appropriate English wording for this.

Natalie
Poland
Local time: 01:16
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
БОЛЬШОЕ спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blithe
4 hrs
agree  Pavel Tikunov: SHINGLE Wooden roof tile (traditionally oak) which is riven or sawn from good quality timber to a regular size and used as a roof and/or wall covering.
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strip the bark off


Explanation:
since I am clearly unfamiliar with the context, just offering this as an option for what this literally means to me. Не взыщите. :)

Tevah_Trans
Local time: 19:16
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PRO pts in category: 56
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
collection of spruce needles as a cold or flu remedy


Explanation:
Oil from the conifer needles was used a very long time for steam inhailation as a remedy, here is one example of it's use in saunas, but you can look for other ref yourself:http://www.aromaland.com/shop/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer....

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 15
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