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не нашел куда сдать коня

English translation: I couldn't find where to return the horse

20:41 Mar 26, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: не нашел куда сдать коня
Доброго времени суток.

- Извините, я так и не нашел, куда сдать коня (коня брали напрокат).

Спасибо.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 08:58
English translation:I couldn't find where to return the horse
Explanation:
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 01:58
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, Mark.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6I couldn't find where to return the horse
Mark Berelekhis
4I couldn't find the hitch for the horse
Donald Jacobson
4I couldn't find where to drop the horse off / I couldn't find a horse drop-off anywhere
Michael Korovkin
3Sorry, but I've been at a loss where to find the return outlet (for the rented horse/stallion)
Oleg Lozinskiy


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
I couldn't find where to return the horse


Explanation:
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 01:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 467
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, Mark.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eduard_
10 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Angela Greenfield: or: where to turn in the horse//I think the joke here is that the horse is treated as a car. It's like returning a rental car. :-)
15 mins
  -> Would that really work with respect to a horse? I would think it applied to inanimate objects only.
agree  Sergey Gorelik: Frankly, I thought it was indeed about a car :-)
8 hrs
  -> The joke is somewhat lost on me :)
agree  Dmitry Murzakov
12 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
21 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  cyhul
1 day 5 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I couldn't find the hitch for the horse


Explanation:
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Note added at 18 mins (2015-03-26 20:59:49 GMT)
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Hitching post instead of hitch

Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 00:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Sorry, but I've been at a loss where to find the return outlet (for the rented horse/stallion)


Explanation:
Depending on the PURPOSE of renting

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Note added at 19 мин (2015-03-26 21:00:56 GMT)
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Вариант: but I've been unable to find the return outlet

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Note added at 22 мин (2015-03-26 21:03:46 GMT)
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Rent-a-car --> rent-a-horse :-)

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 56
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I couldn't find where to drop the horse off / I couldn't find a horse drop-off anywhere


Explanation:
If it's an allusion to the car rental practices (which I thing it is), then you might as well go all the way...

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 07:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 128
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