Jul 1, 2004 09:45
19 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
monpans'e
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Novel circa 1900
Tseloval'nik, shvyriaia sotennye vpravo, a zolotye - v zhestianku iz-pod monpans'e.
The only meaning I can find is "fruit-drops" which seems bizarre.
Tseloval'nik, shvyriaia sotennye vpravo, a zolotye - v zhestianku iz-pod monpans'e.
The only meaning I can find is "fruit-drops" which seems bizarre.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | it's a can for fruit drops, true. |
Yuri Smirnov
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| 4 +9 | fruit drops |
Vladimir Pochinov
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Yuri Smirnov
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Daily Translation since 1992
Native in: Belarusian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Belarusian, English to Russian, French to Russian, and 10 more.
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it's a can for fruit drops, true.
Even now they use empty cans like that to store stuff.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to both. I know I just asked about "monpans'e" but actually I hadn't understood that the tin was for the fruit drops."
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1 min
Vladimir Pochinov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Certified English-Russian Translator
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian
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36
fruit drops
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Peer comment(s):
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2rush
: drops (sugar drops; drop boilings; acid drops)
3 mins
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Thank you!
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Alexander Onishko
37 mins
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NATALIIA MARCHAL
: It can be also licorice or vanilla, but drops any way
48 mins
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manana
: maybe beans? ...empty can of fruit beans...
3 hrs
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Marina Mrouga
5 hrs
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mk_lab
6 hrs
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Marina Aleyeva
10 hrs
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Andrew Vdovin
15 hrs
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Alexandra Tussing
: they were small hard candy, round and sticky, and came in cans. The word is originally French, I think, may be the original manufacturer's name. They were still around in 1980's...
2 days 14 hrs
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