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Расширенно (показать)

English translation: pls see below

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Russian term or phrase:Расширенно (показать)
English translation:pls see below
Entered by: Yuri Larin

02:03 Feb 10, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: Расширенно (показать)
* Один знакомый обещал мне очень расширенно показать город. *
DIRECT TRANSLATION: offered to give me an extended tour of the town

BUT I know there's a better expression out there, currently eluding me..
PaulinaK
United States
Local time: 08:28
pls see below
Explanation:
... take (lead) smb on a detailed (or “in-depth”) tour of … (if there’s no tongue in cheek there as in “девушка, давайте поедем в лес, я вам город покажу …”)

Also, "show smb around the city and point out a lot of sights (landmarks, etc.)", "in-depth sightseeing", "an extended tour of the..."

Selected response from:

Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Local time: 18:28
Grading comment
I'm going with in-depth, since the narrator already had several other (more superficial) tours .
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5extensive
GaryG
4 +1to show me all around the town
Judith Hehir
4enhanced
cyhul
4a grand tour
slavkaf
3expansive
Dustin Bankston
3pls see below
Yuri Larin
3to show all the ins and outs / the upsides and the downsides
Rachel Douglas


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
extensive


Explanation:
I think you have the root right, but this is the form of the word that I think most people would use.
Does this refer to either the time and number of sights to be seen? Of course, it normally takes a lot of time to properly see many sights, but..

GaryG
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariyaN (X)
40 mins
agree  Roman Bardachev
1 hr
agree  Jack Doughty
5 hrs
agree  Denis Shepelev
6 hrs
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: indeed, Gary, indeed :-)
12 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
expansive


Explanation:
This could be a good translation since расширать can mean to expand.

Dustin Bankston
United States
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enhanced


Explanation:
++

cyhul
India
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pls see below


Explanation:
... take (lead) smb on a detailed (or “in-depth”) tour of … (if there’s no tongue in cheek there as in “девушка, давайте поедем в лес, я вам город покажу …”)

Also, "show smb around the city and point out a lot of sights (landmarks, etc.)", "in-depth sightseeing", "an extended tour of the..."



Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
I'm going with in-depth, since the narrator already had several other (more superficial) tours .
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to show me all around the town


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?q="show him all around the town...

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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-02-10 16:01:17 GMT)
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obviously the colloquial approach

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LanaUK
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lana.
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3 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to show all the ins and outs / the upsides and the downsides


Explanation:
Those might be options, especially if you need to contrast it with the more superficial tours the person already had.

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 11:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 84
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a grand tour


Explanation:
a conprehensive tour

Example sentence(s):
  • they took me on a grand tour of their new house
slavkaf
United States
Local time: 08:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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