Thread: arrive

Which verb is the best to say "arrive" in Russian? For example, how would you translate the following sentences into Russian?

- I will probably arrive in Moscow at 5pm.
- When I arrived home, no one was there.
- American troops arrived in Iraq.
- We have arrived at the conclusion that he was a mole.

Originally Posted by Ilkay

Which verb is the best to say "arrive" in Russian? For example, how would you translate the following sentences into Russian?

- I will probably arrive in Moscow at 5pm.
- When I arrived home, no one was there.
- American troops arrived in Iraq.
- We have arrived at the conclusion that he was a mole.

Прибыть/прибывать.

The word is sometimes perceived as too formal in this meaning.

(note: прибывать "куда", но не "где".)

- American troops arrived in Iraq. - Американские войска прибыли в Ирак.
- I will probably arrive in Moscow at 5pm. - Я, наверное, прибуду в Москву в 17:00 (в 5 вечера).
- When I arrived home, no one was there.
Replaced here with less formal:
Когда я пришел домой - там (или: дома) никого не было.
Here "arrive" has a different meaning:
- We have arrived at the conclusion that he was a mole. -Мы сделали вывод, что это крот./ Мы пришли к выводу, что это крот.
(note that verb tenses do not need to match as in English)

Originally Posted by Ilkay

Which verb is the best to say "arrive" in Russian? For example, how would you translate the following sentences into Russian?

- I will probably arrive in Moscow at 5pm.
- When I arrived home, no one was there.
- American troops arrived in Iraq.
- We have arrived at the conclusion that he was a mole.

- Возможно, я приеду в Москву в 5 вечера.
- Когда я пришел домой там никого не было.
- Американские войска высадились в Ираке. (Пиндосы приперлись в Ирак)
- Мы пришли к заключению, что он шпион. (Мы тут посовещались и решили, что он двойной агент.)

Originally Posted by DagothWarez

...(Пиндосы приперлись в Ирак)
...

>>>(Мы тут посовещались и решили, что он двойной агент.)
Thanks for that, I thought an animal was meant.

Mole: a spy who works against enemy espionage, he-he

Originally Posted by DagothWarez

- Пиндосы приперлись в Ирак.

I didn't get this part. What does this sentence mean literally?

Originally Posted by Ilkay

Originally Posted by DagothWarez

- Пиндосы приперлись в Ирак.

I didn't get this part. What does this sentence mean literally?

Пиндос means US citizen or solder. http://www.gramota.ru/forum/read.php?f=6&i=104&t=55

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