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Кубертен

English translation: Pierre de Cubertain

15:13 Feb 10, 2003
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Sport
Russian term or phrase: Кубертен
Олимпийские игры
osml
English translation:Pierre de Cubertain
Explanation:
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... As we all know modern Olympic games were a brainchild of French baron Pierre
de Cubertain and sailing is an Olympic discipline from the very begining. ...
www.isinfo.pl/puck/gallery.htm

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PIERRE DE COUBERTIN - встречается ещё и такой спеллинг

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
A life dedicated to the revival of the Olympic Games. BIRTH OF A VOCATION, ...

www.olympic.org/uk/passion/museum/ permanent/coubertin/index_uk.asp
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Olga Demiryurek
Türkiye
Local time: 11:28
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5 +5Pierre de Cubertain
Olga Demiryurek
4 +5Coubertin
Igor Kreknin


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Pierre de Cubertain


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-02-10 15:17:42 (GMT)
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... As we all know modern Olympic games were a brainchild of French baron Pierre
de Cubertain and sailing is an Olympic discipline from the very begining. ...
www.isinfo.pl/puck/gallery.htm

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Note added at 2003-02-10 15:20:00 (GMT)
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PIERRE DE COUBERTIN - встречается ещё и такой спеллинг

PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
A life dedicated to the revival of the Olympic Games. BIRTH OF A VOCATION, ...

www.olympic.org/uk/passion/museum/ permanent/coubertin/index_uk.asp

Olga Demiryurek
Türkiye
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  osml
1 min
agree  Dash
12 mins
agree  William Stein: Coubertain
19 mins
agree  Jack Doughty
36 mins
neutral  Steffen Pollex (X): Coubertin см. ниже. Это не "встречается", а так и пишется.
2 hrs
  -> Не цепляйтесь к словам, Штеффен. Оба варианта спеллинга приемлемы. Просто COUBERTIN именно чаще используется, если Вам не нравится по каким-то причинам "встречается". Как написать - это дело "вкуса" или особых пристрастий.
agree  Сергей Лузан
19 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Coubertin


Explanation:
Coubertin, Pierre, Baron de (1863-1937), French educator and thinker, who was the principal organizer of the modern Olympic Games.
Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2003. © 1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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http://www.prazdniki.ru/person/1/190/
Пьер де КУБЕРТЕН (Coubertin) родился 1 января 1863 года в Париже, умер 2 сентября 1937 года в Женеве.

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ENCYCLOPAEDIA Britannica:

Coubertin, Pierre,
French educator who was primarily responsible for the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, after nearly 1,500 years of abeyance. He was a founding member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

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The Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ol/Olympicg.html
The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.

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Google:

- Поиск по сайтам: \"Pierre de Coubertin\" . Результаты 1 - 100 из примерно 34,600.
- Поиск по сайтам: \"Pierre de Cubertain\" . Результаты 1 - 21 из примерно 28.

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William Stein: > Coubertain

Google:
- Поиск по сайтам: \"Pierre de Coubertin\" . Результаты 1 - 100 из примерно 34,600.
- Поиск по сайтам: \"Pierre de Coubertain\" . Результаты 1 - 100 из примерно 346.

Так что \"Pierre de Coubertin\" без вариантов.

Igor Kreknin
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Pollex (X): Так он и пишется всю мою сознательную жизнь.
1 hr
agree  Sergey Strakhov
2 hrs
agree  Vera Fluhr (X)
9 hrs
agree  Larissa Boutrimova
12 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
19 hrs
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