submerged in or intoxicated by the waste

Russian translation: завалены или отравлены отходами

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English term or phrase:	submerged in or intoxicated by the waste
Russian translation:	завалены или отравлены отходами
Entered by:	Andrew Vdovin

02:47 Aug 11, 2017

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: submerged in or intoxicated by the waste

They became extinct because of their murderous instincts; or because, by constantly burning enormous quantities of natural resources, they ended up making the planet uninhabitable, and possibly became infertile as a result of the almost unstoppable pollution; or because they were submerged in or intoxicated by the waste they continued to produce in unsustainable amounts.

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завалены или отравлены отходами

Explanation:
завалены или отравлены отходами

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Tatyana Leshkevich
Local time: 18:14

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Thanks everybody!!!
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завалены или отравлены отходами

Tatyana Leshkevich

1 +2

они (буквально) утонули в отходах или были загрязнены ими

Erzsébet Czopyk

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35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

они (буквально) утонули в отходах или были загрязнены ими

Explanation:
drowned — с английского на русский
translate.academic.ru/drowned/en/ru/
drowned waste — затопленные выработки. drowned orifice ... 1. dipped (adj.) baptized; bathed; dipped; doused; immersed; plunged; soaked; submerged; wet ... he came very near to being drowned — он чуть не утонул. English-Russian ...

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почему нет?
потому, что они (буквально) утонули в или были отравлены отходами, производимыми/произведенными (тут у меня всегда проблемы) в невыносимых количествах.

Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Спасибо за помощь! Все бы хорошо, но при такой формулировке не получается привязать последующую фразу: ...they continued to produce in unsustainable amounts.

Asker: Разве что вперед ее перенести...

4 days confidence:

завалены или отравлены отходами

Explanation:
завалены или отравлены отходами

Tatyana Leshkevich
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 237

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Thank you for your help Tatyana!
Thanks everybody!!!

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