their lives hang in the balance

Russian translation: их жизнь буквально висит на волоске

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English term or phrase:their lives hang in the balance
Russian translation:их жизнь буквально висит на волоске
Entered by: rns

08:03 May 31, 2019
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Safety
English term or phrase: their lives hang in the balance
When I give you PFAS, I’m saying I expect you to fall!”
When a fall occurs and a worker is suspended in mid-air, their lives hang in the balance, even if they survived the fall without a scratch.
Maxim Polukhin
Local time: 02:35
их жизнь буквально висит на волоске
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4 +2их жизнь буквально висит на волоске
rns
4 +1их жизни угрожает опасность
Alexander Konosov


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
их жизни угрожает опасность


Explanation:
Или их жизнь подвергается риску
Или проще, им угрожает опасность

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Note added at 3 mins (2019-05-31 08:07:08 GMT)
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Если вашей жизни угрожает опасность или вам известно о необходимости проведения спасательных мероприятий
http://mchsrf.ru/news/571257-meryi-bezopasnosti-pri-silnom.h...

Alexander Konosov
Russian Federation
Local time: 03:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 37

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agree  Nikolai Sergeichuk: По стилю сомнительно, но раз перевод технический, то лучше нейтрально.
6 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
их жизнь буквально висит на волоске


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rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16
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Спасибо!

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agree  Erzsébet Czopyk: EMOTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
7 hrs
  -> Good point, thank you.

agree  Maria Kaverina
4 days
  -> Спасибо.
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