заседание

English translation: sessions

10:37 Feb 26, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop
Russian term or phrase: заседание
Программа конгресса будет складываться из работы ряда секций, семинаров и круглых столов , на которых будет рассмотрено современное состояние проблем и тенденции их развития и решения. Одновременно будет работать 3-5 заседаний.
Sergei Tumanov
Local time: 08:22
English translation:sessions
Explanation:
3-5 sessions will be held simultaneously.
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Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 23:22
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4 +8sessions
Tsogt Gombosuren
4conference
Natalka Samilenko
4meeting
Сергей Лузан


  

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заседание *в данн
sessions


Explanation:
3-5 sessions will be held simultaneously.

Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in MongolianMongolian
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заседание *в данн
conference


Explanation:
conference

Natalka Samilenko
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meeting


Explanation:
not so original, but might fight. Hope it helps. Good luck, Sergei Tumanov!
meet·ing (mз'tĭng)
n.
*The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.*
An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.
idiom:
meeting of the minds

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2004, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

meeting noun

The act or fact of coming together: concourse, confluence, convergence, gathering, junction. See connect.

A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, muster, troop. Informal get-together. See collect/distribute.
A formal assemblage of the members of a group: assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation. See assemble/disassemble.

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

The noun meeting has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: a formally arranged gathering


Meaning #2: the social act of assembling for some common purpose
Synonym: coming together


Meaning #3: a small informal social gathering
Synonym: get together

Meaning #4: a casual or unexpected convergence
Synonym: encounter

Meaning #5: the act of joining together as one
Synonyms: merging, coming together

Meaning #6: a place where two things come together
Synonyms: confluence, junction

WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved

In organizations, meetings are the most important vehicle for human communication.

Meetings are sometimes held around conference tables.

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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:22
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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