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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Russian

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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There were 9 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

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Entries (9 total; 7 finalists) Expand all entries

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Entry #30469 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Ekaterina Veremyanina
Ekaterina Veremyanina
Russian Federation
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
9120 x45 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry4.044.00 (15 ratings)4.08 (13 ratings)
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Мой путь передо мной возник
Flows well
Victoria BOLLIET
Покинув плодородный дол,
Flows well
Victoria BOLLIET
Пусть же вспашет, если смел!
Good term selection
Margarita1
Entry #30332 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy
Russian Federation
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
356 x44 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry4.154.07 (15 ratings)4.23 (13 ratings)
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Где ветер хохочет с вершины: «Нахал!
Flows well
Anna Romanenko
Entry #29537 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Jay Gonzalez
Jay Gonzalez
United States
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
253 x44 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.683.69 (13 ratings)3.67 (12 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
Пусть пашет, коль на то посмеет!
Good term selection
Margarita1
Entry #30418 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
233 x44 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.193.07 (15 ratings)3.31 (13 ratings)
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Entry #29393 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
202 x45 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.713.94 (18 ratings)3.47 (17 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
Как будто бы мало намучился он…
Flows well
Anna Romanenko
Entry #30388 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
191 x46 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.753.93 (15 ratings)3.57 (14 ratings)
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Entry #30047 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
Alexander Smirnow
Alexander Smirnow
Russian Federation
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
142 x406 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.052.91 (11 ratings)3.18 (11 ratings)
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The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #30059 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
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Entry2.842.92 (12 ratings)2.75 (12 ratings)
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Entry #30151 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Russia
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Entry2.752.80 (10 ratings)2.70 (10 ratings)
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