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I looked up some words and the definition in my dictionary is ambiguous.
Can somebody clarify things for me?
участь = lot
does this mean an area to park - parking lot?
ячейка = cell
does this mean a biological cell with a neucleos or a jail cell
стойка = bar
I thought that bar was "бар"
No. This means fate. For example, Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" was translated into Russian as "Участь Салема".Quote:
Originally Posted by kwatts59
biological cell -- OK (what does neucleos mean?)Quote:
ячейка = cell
does this mean a biological cell with a neucleos or a jail cell
Jail cell -- тюремная камера
My dictionary says that bar can be either стойка, бар or a number of other things (for instance, брусок etc.)Quote:
стойка = bar
I thought that bar was "бар"
Blah blah blah just kidding.
'ячейка' is a cell in honeycomb for example. or a small part of a larger group of people ('ячейка общества').
biological cell = клетка
jail cell = камера
Ups, major typo. I meant to say "nucleus", the center of a cell.Quote:
biological cell -- OK (what does neucleos mean?)
I thought камера = camera.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rostova
Not only. It's also 'Some kinds of isolated rooms in public institutions'(судебная камера, больничная камера, тюремная камера, одиночная камера).
By the way, this word has one more meaning
ячейка = cell
does this mean a biological cell with a neucleos or a jail cell
ячейка = a political group (aka cell) or a small compartment (like a safe deposit box or baggage compartment), or a unit of digital memory storage measurement (bit), etc. depending on context.
стойка = bar
I thought that bar was "бар"
here as in "drinks counter", aka bar
стойка also has many meanings
I'd recommend ABBYY Lingvo. I looked up those words and had no problems. A dictionary that contains only one-word definitions (участь = lot) will give you headaches. Lingvo defines it as fate, lot, so you know which meaning of "lot" it relates to.
http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_Ma ... CACHE_ID=0
The recent translation is "Жребий". So 'lot' exactly means that.Quote:
Originally Posted by pranki
A cell in honeycomb is "сота". Cellphone is "сотовый телефон".Quote:
Originally Posted by Rostova