Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
существует мнение, что ... явно угаданы
English translation:
There is a view that... ...were sheer guesswork
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Jul 31, 2006 16:09
17 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
существует мнение, что ... явно угаданы
Russian to English
Science
Science (general)
scientific writing
Существует мнение, что уравнения Максвелла были явно угаданы, а не строго выведены.
Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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474
Selected
There is a view that... ...were blatant guesswork
The literal "The opinion exists that..." would probably be acceptable too.
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-07-31 16:29:12 GMT)
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Correction: For "blatant" read "pure" or "sheer". "Blatant is too negative.
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-07-31 16:29:12 GMT)
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Correction: For "blatant" read "pure" or "sheer". "Blatant is too negative.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Всем большое спасибо!"
8 mins
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Works in field
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
136
there is/exists an opinion that ... were [apparently] a result of a lucky guess
Too wordy, but then again, strictly speaking мнение and явно shouldn't go together
14 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Works in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
It is believed that … were simply guessed …
Конечно, буквальнее было бы obviously, но simply сюда как-то более органично вписывается.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-08-01 06:50:56 GMT)
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Или точнее:
It is SOMETIMES believed that...
It is sometimes believed that a good referee gets preferential treatment when he submits his own paper. This belief may have some justification.
eetd.lbl.gov/EA/Buildings/ALAN/PUBLICATIONS/how.to.review.html
It is sometimes believed that the multiple "gods" represented nothing more than a mathematical explanation of what they observed. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_religion
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-08-01 06:50:56 GMT)
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Или точнее:
It is SOMETIMES believed that...
It is sometimes believed that a good referee gets preferential treatment when he submits his own paper. This belief may have some justification.
eetd.lbl.gov/EA/Buildings/ALAN/PUBLICATIONS/how.to.review.html
It is sometimes believed that the multiple "gods" represented nothing more than a mathematical explanation of what they observed. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_religion
Peer comment(s):
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Сергей Лузан
: could be "obviously guessed " http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google ...
3 hrs
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