QUERY: uvelichit' na...

[Мария Левченко]

15 увеличить на 50 см = 65 см
15 увеличить до 50 см = 50 см

28.04.09, 00:51, "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>:

> To the native Russian speakers:
> If we are told that a value of 15 cm "увеличивается на 50 см," is the
> resulting value 50 or 65 cm?
> In other words, do I translate this as "increase to/by 50 cm"?
> Thanks in advance for confirming my carefully unspoken suspicions.
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