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 Pultus

link 27.03.2008 19:09 
Subject: speak for - свидетельствовать?
Помогите, пожалуйста.
Можно ли перевести "этот факт говорить о том-то/свидетельствует" с помощью speak for? Если нет, то какие глаголу лучше использовать?

 Francis Fanon

link 27.03.2008 19:49 
This is a rather awkward construction in English. I think it will often be better to reword the sentence, but in general, the following verbs can be used:

this fact indicates/ demonstrates/ suggests/ shows (that)...

in some contexts, you could use "say" or "tell"

For example, "What does this fact say about...?"
"This fact tells us much about...."

 Shumov

link 28.03.2008 0:51 
+ this (fact) testifies to...

 Igor Kravchenko-Berezhnoy

link 28.03.2008 9:58 
+ this (fact) is evidence that/of
+ this (fact) indicates/suggests/shows/implies/.... that
+ this (fact) points to....

 

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