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предназначен

English translation: the train is intended to provide ... delivery service

12:39 Mar 28, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / транспорт
Russian term or phrase: предназначен
Поезд предназначен для создания регулярного сервиса по доставке грузов в контейнерах
nata alex
Belarus
English translation:the train is intended to provide ... delivery service
Explanation:
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or: the train is intended for ...

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Example
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be intended for
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interprivate
Local time: 23:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7purpose
Ella Gokhmark
4 +7the train is intended to provide ... delivery service
interprivate
4intended use
rtransr
4dedicated to, specializing in
Gruzovik1947


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
purpose


Explanation:
The purpose of the train is...

Ella Gokhmark
Australia
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yulia Savelieva
11 mins
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agree  Konstantin Kisin
11 mins
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agree  Ravindra Godbole
13 mins
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agree  Natalia Volkova
15 mins
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agree  Alexander Grabowski
45 mins
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agree  Anna Shaughnessy (X)
1 day 7 hrs
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agree  Andrew Vdovin
2 days 12 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
the train is intended to provide ... delivery service


Explanation:
...

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Note added at 7 mins (2014-03-28 12:46:47 GMT)
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or: the train is intended for ...

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Note added at 39 mins (2014-03-28 13:18:08 GMT)
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Example
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&s=be intended for
be intended for


interprivate
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GaryG
1 hr
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agree  MariyaN (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Sarah McDowell: intended to
2 hrs
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agree  Anna Shaughnessy (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Michael Marcoux: This is the better of the two varients. You may even be able to drop "intended," but it works as well.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
6 hrs
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agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes.
1 day 20 mins
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intended use


Explanation:
to design or mean for a particular purpose: intended use of the train is to.......

rtransr
United States
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 days 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dedicated to, specializing in


Explanation:
"Intended" is not strong enough

Gruzovik1947
United States
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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