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    Can I avoid repetition of words?

    можно ли, при переводе на русский фразы типа "The hardness of material A is two times greater than that of material B", избегать повторения слова "твердость" - понятно, что можно так: "твердость материала А превышает в два раза твердость материала Б", а хотелось бы без повторения

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    Можно сказать: "Твердость материала А в 2 раза выше, чем у материала Б". Для этого меняется структура предложения и добавляется предлог "у".

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    The English sentence itself sounds strange, as if translated from Russian ....
    как насчет
    Материал А два раза тверже, чем материал Б.
    Material A is twice as hard as material B.

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    Тогда уже:

    Материал А в два раза тверже материала Б.
    "Россия для русских" - это неправильно. Остальные-то чем лучше?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chaika View Post
    The English sentence itself sounds strange, as if translated from Russian ....
     
    Yes, it looks as if it has been translated from Russian)))

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    Thanks for your help.

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