alerted their masters to a stealthy advance

Russian translation: оповестили своих хозяев о тайном/бесшумном наступлении

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English term or phrase:alerted their masters to a stealthy advance
Russian translation:оповестили своих хозяев о тайном/бесшумном наступлении

11:35 Jul 12, 2004
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / contextual description
English term or phrase: alerted their masters to a stealthy advance
Ancient history is a positive bestiary of cloven goings-on. The noblest incidence of animal magic came in the form of the sacred geese whose cackling alerted their masters to a stealthy advance upon the Palatine Hill.
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предупредили/оповестили своих хозяев о тайном/бесшумном наступлении
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 22:14
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1оповестил их хозяев о бесшумном приближении врага
Elena Ivaniushina
4 +1предупредили/оповестили своих хозяев о тайном/бесшумном наступлении
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +1Предупредили своих хозяев об тайном нападении
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
предупредили/оповестили своих хозяев о тайном/бесшумном наступлении


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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 22:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 220

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agree  Ol_Besh: ... о скрытном ...
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Предупредили своих хозяев об тайном нападении


Explanation:
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TranslatonatoR
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: только не "об" ADDED: а я тут сразу после этого замечания сам так написал в другом ответе! вот незадача.
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agree  Ol_Besh: ... о скрытном ...
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
оповестил их хозяев о бесшумном приближении врага


Explanation:
священные гуси, чей гогот оповестил их хозяев о бесшумном приближении врага к Палатинскому холму

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Известный эпизод из истории древнего Рима (точнее, из преданий о его истории)

Elena Ivaniushina
Russian Federation
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 23

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agree  Ol_Besh
1 hr
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