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English translation: They saw with their own eyes how...

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Russian term or phrase:видеть собственными глазами как
English translation:They saw with their own eyes how...
Entered by: translato

15:47 May 27, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Other
Russian term or phrase: видеть собственными глазами как
Учредительницы благотворительного фонда воспитывают 12 детей на двоих, поэтому собственными глазами видели, как часто в нашем городе отсутствует возможность получения достойной скорой, а иногда и просто текущей медпомощи.

they saw before their very eyes that ?
translato
Local time: 10:49
They saw with their own eyes how...
Explanation:
Simply that
Selected response from:

GaryG
Local time: 03:49
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7They saw with their own eyes how...
GaryG
4 +4know from first-hand experience how ...
Zamira B.
4 +2personally witnessed the all-too-frequent difficulties in receiving...
Mark Berelekhis


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
They saw with their own eyes how...


Explanation:
Simply that

GaryG
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Judith Hehir: Perfectly idiomatic English, and it matches the Russian, so...yes, Gary G. I agree.
1 hr
agree  Nadezhda Ward
2 hrs
agree  Oleksiy Markunin
3 hrs
agree  cyhul
11 hrs
agree  Maria Mizguireva
14 hrs
agree  LilianNekipelov: This is the right translation, but i am not sure if in this context
18 hrs
agree  alex suhoy
21 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
personally witnessed the all-too-frequent difficulties in receiving...


Explanation:
.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
1 hr
  -> Thank you..
agree  LilianNekipelov: I agree, in this context.
18 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
know from first-hand experience how ...


Explanation:
difficult it is...

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Note added at 18 hrs (2013-05-28 10:18:04 GMT)
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или:
They have experienced first hand how difficult it is...

Zamira B.
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roman Bardachev
3 hrs
  -> спасибо
agree  Huw Davies
15 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  LilianNekipelov: I agree, in this context
18 hrs
  -> thanks Lilian.
agree  Rachel Douglas
1 day 22 hrs
  -> thanks Rachel, much appreciated.
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