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начинать отсчет времени

English translation: start timing/countdown

21:06 Oct 19, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / scientific writing
Russian term or phrase: начинать отсчет времени
После нагружения образцы выдерживали 5 мин для достижения равновесия, а затем начинали отсчет времени.
Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Local time: 05:18
English translation:start timing/countdown
Explanation:
timing - если просто отсчёт времени, countdown - если обратный отсчёт
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:18
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Всем спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +6start timing/countdown
Kirill Semenov
4and started timing from there
Mark Berelekhis
4to start timekeeping/chronometry
Stanislav Korobov


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
start timing/countdown


Explanation:
timing - если просто отсчёт времени, countdown - если обратный отсчёт

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Всем спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
30 mins
agree  sokolniki
1 hr
agree  GaryG: Could this expession also mean to actually start a timepiece, such as a counter or clock?
2 hrs
  -> a timepiece?.. + Ah :) Yes, probably so :)
agree  svetlana cosquéric
22 hrs
agree  Dorene Cornwell: 'начинали' because the experiment was repeated for several specimens
2 days 3 hrs
agree  Valery Kaminski
2 days 22 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and started timing from there


Explanation:
'начинали' - кто начинал?

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 22:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 126
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to start timekeeping/chronometry


Explanation:
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Stanislav Korobov
Ukraine
Local time: 05:18
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 10
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