Schoolchildren’s blizzard

Bulgarian translation: ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка

01:49 May 21, 2009
English to Bulgarian translations [PRO]
Science - Meteorology
English term or phrase: Schoolchildren’s blizzard
Контекст

The storm that blasted the northern Great plains in January 1888 will forever be known as the Schoolchildren’s blizzard.
sasho73
Local time: 20:22
Bulgarian translation:ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка
Explanation:
Може да цитирате "schoolchildren’s blizzard" и в скоби (ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка), или обратно: "ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка" и в скоби (schoolchildren’s blizzard).

Two major blizzards occurred in the year 1888.

* The Great Blizzard of 1888 which struck parts of the eastern United States and Atlantic Canada from March 12 to March 14
* The so-called Schoolhouse Blizzard which affected the northern Great Plains on January 12

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard (or "The Children's Blizzard"), hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. The blizzard came unexpectedly on a warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses.
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4виелица/фъртуна
Krasimir Kolev
3 +1ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка
etale
4Годината на трагичните снежни бури във Великите североамерикански равнини,тн."училищна снежна буря"
Christo Metschkaroff
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Schoolchildren’s blizzard
Christo Metschkaroff

  

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schoolchildren’s blizzard
виелица/фъртуна


Explanation:
The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard or the Children's Blizzard, hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. The blizzard came unexpectedly on a relatively warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses.
Следователно е наречена така, понеже доста хора, включително ученици са били сварени неподготвени от природната стихия.

Krasimir Kolev
Bulgaria
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schoolchildren’s blizzard
ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка


Explanation:
Може да цитирате "schoolchildren’s blizzard" и в скоби (ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка), или обратно: "ученическа снежна буря/вихрушка" и в скоби (schoolchildren’s blizzard).

Two major blizzards occurred in the year 1888.

* The Great Blizzard of 1888 which struck parts of the eastern United States and Atlantic Canada from March 12 to March 14
* The so-called Schoolhouse Blizzard which affected the northern Great Plains on January 12

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard (or "The Children's Blizzard"), hit the U.S. plains states on January 12, 1888. The blizzard came unexpectedly on a warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses.

etale
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Andrei Vrabtchev: "ученическата снежна бурявиелица"
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schoolchildren’s blizzard
Годината на трагичните снежни бури във Великите североамерикански равнини,тн."училищна снежна буря"


Explanation:
Годината на трагичните снежни бури във Великите североамерикански равнини, т. н. "Училищна снежна буря" и "Страхотната снежна фъртуна от 1888 год." - Schoolhouse Blizzard and the Great Blizzard of 1888.

Christo Metschkaroff
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Reference: Schoolchildren’s blizzard

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Blizzard

Christo Metschkaroff
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