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Валерия Умрихинаsolicitó una traducción 6 лет назад
¿Cómo traducir? (ru-en)

Собака - домашнее животное

Traducciones de usuarios (3)

  1. 1.

    Dogs are domesticated animals.

    Traducción agregada por ⁌ ULY ⁍
    Oro ru-en
    5
  2. 2.

    A dog is a (house) pet.

    Traducción agregada por ⁌ ULY ⁍
    Oro ru-en
    5
  3. 3.

    The dog is a domestic animal

    Traducción agregada por Alexander Аkimov
    Oro ru-en
    4

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Elena Bogomolovapublicó un comentario 6 лет назад

Александр, кажется, перед исчисляемым существительным в единственном числе, когда оно обозначает представителя класса, употребляется неопределенный артикль...

Alexander Аkimovpublicó un comentario 6 лет назад

Не-е, наоборот:
The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
The bicycle is an excellent means of transport.
The dollar is the currency of the United States.
Can you play the guitar?​
English Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy.
Вот 🧐

⁌ ULY ⁍publicó un comentario 6 лет назад

+++Alex

⁌ ULY ⁍publicó un comentario 6 лет назад

The best way to refer to a class is with the plural.

Elena Bogomolovapublicó un comentario 6 лет назад

So, which article should be used when using a singular noun in this case? Alex used an indefinite article and you used the definite one ...

⁌ ULY ⁍publicó un comentario 6 лет назад

When talking about animals, you can use either one.

Elena Bogomolovapublicó un comentario 6 лет назад

Ах, вот оно что 😁

Alexander Аkimovpublicó un comentario 6 лет назад

Perhaps, there’s a difference between Br and AmE? 🤔

⁌ ULY ⁍publicó un comentario 6 лет назад

No Alex, not in this respect.

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