Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
стучать (о двигателе)
English translation:
a knocking/rattling sound / a bang
Russian term
Russian Federation
The value of the right word
Native in: Russian (Variant: Moscow)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
стучать (о двигателе)
Спасибо.
| 3 +5 | a knocking/rattling sound / a bang |
Mikhail Kropotov
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| 4 +3 | knock |
Michael Moskowitz
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| 4 +1 | to knock |
Jack Doughty
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Non-PRO (1): gutbuster
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Proposed translations
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
a knocking/rattling sound / a bang
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Note added at 51 mins (2009-06-03 14:32:53 GMT)
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Однако стучать и стукнуть, а тем более стукануть - две очень большие и, как грится, разные разницы! :)
| По автомобильной, Михаил. Это из радиоэфира, посвященному тест-драйву авто одного из автопроизводителей. |
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Andrei Vybornov
: Не похоже, чтобы описывалась детонация. Скорее это 'bang'.
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Спасибо, Андрей! Something like "I was afraid the engine would go 'bang' any second."
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GaryG
4 hrs
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Thanks, Gary!
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Alexandra Goldburt
: With "I was afraid the engine would go 'bang' any second."
9 hrs
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gutbuster
16 hrs
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Alexandra Taggart
: "may produce a knocking sound" - would imply imminent failure is about to occur, pretty ordinary English.
1 day 4 hrs
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Translating since 1984.
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
knock
...and I was afraid that it now developed a knock in the engine"
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
to knock
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Andrei Vybornov
: Judging from the Russian source, I doubt that it describes detonation, which is a continuous process. It seems to be a single sudden bang instead. More context would help.
6 mins
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gutbuster
16 hrs
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Thank you.
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Discussion
например, jammed up?