Dikim, v sazhen', pugalom on stoial...
English translation: fathom (old Russian measure of length)
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1fathom Explanation: You are right. It's about his height. Sazhen' is a fathom. So, he is 6 feet high. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2004-07-03 12:57:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or about 2 yards. |
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You are right Explanation: сажень - (русск.) sagene Старая русская мера длины, равная трем аршинам (2.13 м) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2004-07-03 12:59:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sadzhen or sagene a traditional Russian unit of distance corresponding roughly to the English fathom and French toise. Early in the 1700s, Czar Peter the Great fixed the length of the sadzhen at exactly 7 English feet. This equals 3 arshin or 2.1336 meters. Sagene is an older transliteration of the Russian word. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html \"Old Russian units were measured from fingertip to fingertip when the arms are outstretched. This was called 1 sagene (176.4 cm or 707/16\")... \" http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/nttidb/lessons/dn/mowdn.htm... \"The sagene, which is the foundation of the Russian system of units, is equal to 3 arshin, a unit of Persian origin through a Turkish intermediary...\" http://www.metrum.org/measures/structure.htm |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2The person wasn't scared, but he looks like a scarecrow, Explanation: and horrible in appearance one. Compare, e.g. Ona vygliadela uzhasnym chuchelom. Which means She looks awful. |
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