"химия" "himiya"
English translation: penal labour camp
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|  Selected response from: Vladimir Dubisskiy United States Local time: 06:26 | ||||||
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| 5 | исправработы / penal labour camp |
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| 4 | fraud |
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| 4 | settlement (milder mode) |
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| 3 | Even doing forced labor... |
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fraud Explanation: or "con", "flim-flam", etc., whichever best suits the context |
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settlement (milder mode) Explanation: Газета "Донбасс" Теперь в колонию-поселение можно попасть прямо из зала суда, а раньше на поселение (бывшая "химия") переводили по отбытии определенной части срока "за ... www.donbass.dn.ua/2003/02/20403/20403-03.php колония В заголовках статей: жен. colony; settlement (поселение) http://lingvo.yandex.ru/en?text=колония-поселения&st_transla... - трудовая колония -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-08-01 17:50:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"settled colony\" seems better. поселенческая колония settled colony http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=phr&q=�������&sc=48&L1=2&L2=1&... That\'s what is meant. Hope it helps. Good luck, Alionka! |
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| "химия" исправработы / penal labour camp Explanation: as a general term: penal labour camp -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-08-01 17:50:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or prob. \'penal labour settlement/colony\' |
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Even doing forced labor... Explanation: Even when doing forced labor, a journalist... Or: Even in forced labor... As a consequence, he was in forced labour for a total of two and a half years. During his time in the Labour Camp, Mr. Xia was brutally tortured with ... www.clearharmony.net/articles/200507/27939.html ... In June 1997, Clark Krueger, 17, wore one when he was doing forced labour outside Fox Lake prison in Wisconsin as a punishment for smoking, Amnesty said. ... www.rense.com/politics2/stun.htm |
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