Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
с ходу опрокинуть
English translation:
quickly overrun
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Andrew Vdovin
Jul 2, 2018 14:43
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Russian term
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Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
с ходу опрокинули
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Military / Defense
Вечером отбивались от передовых немецких частей. Михаил стрелял из пулемета. Впервые видел немцев так близко. Стрелял недолго: наших с ходу опрокинули. Отступали, бежали вдоль дорог, лесом.
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overrun/overwhelmed
They were quickly overrun (overwhelmed, perhaps?) by enemy forces
Smth to that effect, anyway
Smth to that effect, anyway
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Kirill Ivanovskiy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
IT, Environment and Defense
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
[they were] quickly overthrown [by the enemy]
На мой взгляд, наиболее точно передаёт значение - "сбросить, сбить с позиций".
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The Misha
: Bad usage here. Kings and tsars get overthrown. Defensive positions get overrun.
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Our unit was disrupted by them
-They interrupted the movement of our soldiers
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[our forces] were thrown into disorder right away
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Note added at 51 mins (2018-07-02 15:34:12 GMT)
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Если я правильно понял, «опрокинуть» = «обратить в бегство, заставить отступать».
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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-07-03 02:44:36 GMT)
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Снимаю свой вариант.
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Note added at 51 mins (2018-07-02 15:34:12 GMT)
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Если я правильно понял, «опрокинуть» = «обратить в бегство, заставить отступать».
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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-07-03 02:44:36 GMT)
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Снимаю свой вариант.
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