Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 лет назад
Great Britain/The United Kingdom had been a powerful empire until World War II.
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Ученик .asked for translation 5 лет назад
How to translate? (ru-en)
до Второй Мировой войны Британия была могущественной империей
User translations (4)
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Up until WWII, Great Britain was a mighty empire.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en4 - 2.
Great Britain was a might empire before World War II.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en4 - 3.
Before World War II, Britain was a powerful empire.
translation added by Alexander АkimovGold ru-en2 - 4.
Great Britain had been a powerful empire before the second World War
translation added by Мария Волошина1
Discussion (10)
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 лет назад
А причем тут Past Perfect?
Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 лет назад
Я представила контекст в прошедшем, ну а until меня вдохновил на perfect.
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 лет назад
Получается, что когда началась WW II, GB УЖЕ была великой империей. То есть успела ей стать к началу войны.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 лет назад
Actually, in this context it can be both, although HAD BEEN emphasizes that after that point, it stopped being a MIGHTY empire.
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 лет назад
My first choice was MIGHTY before... I looked into the dictionary 😩
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 лет назад
It happens! POWERFUL is ok too.
Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 лет назад
I brought it back, just for the sake of multiplicity.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 лет назад
Good one!
Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 лет назад
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