Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Удивительное прежде всего тем, что
English translation:
The most surprising thing is that A = B.
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Jack Doughty
Dec 17, 2006 16:40
17 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Удивительное прежде всего тем, что
Russian to English
Science
Science (general)
scientific writing
Cравнение схем ... выявило удивительное различие между .... Удивительное прежде всего тем, что A = B.
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| 4 +4 | The most surprising thing is that A = B. |
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| 4 | , which is especially surprizing given that ...>> (options) |
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Jack Doughty
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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The most surprising thing is that A = B.
Or most astonishing thing, or amazing... depends how strong you want to make it.
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Nuclear, the "surprizingness" of the difference is in the fact that A=B"
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, which is especially surprizing given that ...>> (options)
If I"m getting it right, the "surprizing"bit is not the fact that A=B, but that there is a difference between something and something else while A=B. So, depending on how much is hidden behind the dots, you might want to combine it into one sentence, like:
Comparison ... revealed unexpected differences ... , which is especially surprizing given that
The difference between... revealed by the comparison... is all the more surprizing since A = B.
or keep it closer to the original:
comparison... revealed unexpected difference... It is especially surprizing since/given that...
(I'd avoid using the same verb twice, since it's a common emphatic structure in Russian, but not, to the best of my knowledge, in English. I might be wrong here, though)
The difference between... reveiled by the comparison... is all the more surprizing since A = B.
Comparison ... revealed unexpected differences ... , which is especially surprizing given that
The difference between... revealed by the comparison... is all the more surprizing since A = B.
or keep it closer to the original:
comparison... revealed unexpected difference... It is especially surprizing since/given that...
(I'd avoid using the same verb twice, since it's a common emphatic structure in Russian, but not, to the best of my knowledge, in English. I might be wrong here, though)
The difference between... reveiled by the comparison... is all the more surprizing since A = B.
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What surprised most is that ...
One of the possible renderings. Not the hardest of nuts to crack
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