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22:24 Jan 3, 2018 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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guiding light Explanation: This could be for geographical and spiritual navigation. |
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leading light Explanation: traveller's or rather fisherman's leading light anything that is a SYMBOL of smth progressive, an EXAMPLE for smb., a SIGN of smth. like Маяк перестройки In the words of the expatriate poet John Ash, a leading light among English-language poets working in the city, 'Istanbul is a city absorbed in constant contemplation of an enigma... https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=TVcrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&lp... Reference: http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/leading%20light |
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orientation cue / shining beacon / orienting point / orienting star / road map Explanation: orientation cue / shining beacon / orienting point / orienting star / road map -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2018-01-04 05:29:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Лучше думаю здесь использовать переносный смысл |
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steering landmark Explanation: as an option -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 час (2018-01-04 01:50:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or just a landmark -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 дн 22 час (2018-01-06 20:27:17 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure, Allison! Thanks for your grading. |
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