Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
наплывать мощной волной
English translation:
sweep in like a tsunami
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Leelia Pekarsky
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Russian term
Canada
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Hebrew to Russian, and 2 more.
наплывать мощной волной
Russian to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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Из закоулков моей памяти возникли события, образы, имена и фамилии давно забытых людей. Они наплывали мощной волной....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | They swept in like a tsunami. |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 4 +1 | they were coming as a mighty wave |
Evgeny Terekhin
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| 4 | they kept flooding back |
Pavel Altukhov
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Proposed translations
42 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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106
Selected
They swept in like a tsunami.
Now this is a very powerful wave, isn't it?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very creative, thank you!"
+1
4 mins
Evgeny Terekhin
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
ATA-certified: literary, medical, SEO
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
they were coming as a mighty wave
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
mrrafe
: "like" sounds better because coming is an adjective, technically. "As" suggests they organized themselves into a wave before coming.
26 mins
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you are right
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13 hrs
Pavel Altukhov
Native in Russian
Top quality, reliability
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, French to Russian, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
they kept flooding back
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