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Last Martianasked for translation 6 years ago
How to translate? (en-ru)

What is the provider of the main drinking-water supply?

User translations (2)

  1. 1.

    Каков основной источник питьевой воды?

    translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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  2. 2.

    Откуда в основном поступаёт питьевая вода?

    translation added by Tatiana Gerasimenko
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Discussion (16)

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

provider оf supply?
Да и скорее всего mains, а не main
Если mains, то смысл понятен, но "переводить" вряд ли стоит

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

This is perfectly grammatical. “Main“ means principal.

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

principal supply?
Makes no sense to me
'provide' and 'supply' are almost synonyms, aren't they?
'provider/supplier of the mains drinking water' does make sense

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

SUPPLY is a noun here

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

Я понимаю, но "провайдер главного снабжения водой" - на русском бессмыслица, в отличие от "поставщик водопроводной питьевой воды"

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

I don’t know what to tell you in English it makes perfect sense. The provider can be a lake, a reservoir, a river, etc. and the supply itself can be stored in a water tower, reservoir, tank…

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

Ну тогда что-то вроде "источник воды для главного хранилища питьевой воды"

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

Вот только непонятно, почему бы тогда просто и ясно не сказать source? Чем provider лучше?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

In this context, you can use provider or source with exactly the same meaning.

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

ОК.
Какое-то экзотическое значение, которого нет ни в Lingvo, ни в др. словарях, где это либо человек, либо компания.
Можешь добавить.

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

A provider is anything or anyone that maintains a steady flow of something: The coal mine is the main provider of revenue for this town. In her day, Cuba was the main provider of sugar for most of the world. The company blog is the main provider of feedback from both customers and employees.

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

Я хотела написать «Откуда берётся вода в главном хранилище (воды)? », да лень было. 😜

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

Почему-то я думаю, что supply не нужно переводить как “запас". 🤔

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