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+# Russian translation of SparkleShare.
+# Copyright (C) Hylke Bons
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the SparkleShare package.
+# Misha Shnurapet <shnurapet@fedoraproject.org>, 2010.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: SparkleShare\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-07-01 06:14+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2010-07-02 15:17+0800\n"
+"Last-Translator: Misha Shnurapet <shnurapet@fedoraproject.org>\n"
+"Language-Team: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=(n==1 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2);\n"
+"X-Poedit-Language: Russian\n"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:50
+msgid "Address of remote SparkleShare folder:"
+msgstr "Расположение удаленной папки SparkleShare:"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:81
+msgid "Add Folder"
+msgstr "Добавить папку"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:126
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "Syncing folder ‘{0}’"
+msgstr "Синхронизация папки ‘{0}’"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:127
+msgid "SparkleShare will notify you when this is done."
+msgstr "SparkleShare сообщит вам об окончании."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:129
+msgid "Dismiss"
+msgstr "Принять"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:157
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "Something went wrong while syncing ‘{0}’"
+msgstr "При обновлении папки ‘{0}’ произошла ошибка"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:167
+msgid "Try Again…"
+msgstr "Повторить…"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:197
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "Successfully synced folder ‘{0}’"
+msgstr "Папка ‘{0}’ обновлена"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:198
+msgid "Now make great stuff happen!"
+msgstr "А теперь вперед, — к великому!"
+
+#. Add a button to open the folder where the changed file is
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleDialog.cs:200
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleRepo.cs:319
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs:62
+msgid "Open Folder"
+msgstr "Открыть папку"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:159
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "a second ago"
+msgid_plural "{0} seconds ago"
+msgstr[0] "секунду назад"
+msgstr[1] "{0} секунды назад"
+msgstr[2] "{0} секунд назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:165
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "a minute ago"
+msgid_plural "about {0} minutes ago"
+msgstr[0] "минуту назад"
+msgstr[1] "около {0} минут назад"
+msgstr[2] "около {0} минут назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:171
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "about an hour ago"
+msgid_plural "about {0} hours ago"
+msgstr[0] "около часа назад"
+msgstr[1] "около {0} часов назад"
+msgstr[2] "около {0} часов назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:177
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "yesterday"
+msgid_plural "{0} days ago"
+msgstr[0] "вчера"
+msgstr[1] "{0} дня назад"
+msgstr[2] "{0} дней назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:183
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "a month ago"
+msgid_plural "{0} months ago"
+msgstr[0] "месяц назад"
+msgstr[1] "{0} месяца назад"
+msgstr[2] "{0} месяцев назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:188
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "a year ago"
+msgid_plural "{0} years ago"
+msgstr[0] "год назад"
+msgstr[1] "{0} года назад"
+msgstr[2] "{0} лет назад"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:197
+msgid "Hold your ponies!"
+msgstr "Попридержите лошадок!"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleHelpers.cs:198
+msgid ""
+"SparkleShare is known to be insanely fast with \n"
+"pictures of unicorns. Please make sure your internets\n"
+"are upgraded to the latest version to avoid problems."
+msgstr ""
+"SparkleShare безумно быстр при работе \n"
+"с изображениями единорогов. Пожалуйста, обновите\n"
+"свои интернеты до упора, чтобы избежать проблем."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:50
+msgid "Git wasn't found."
+msgstr "Git не найден."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:51
+msgid "You can get Git from http://git-scm.com/."
+msgstr "Загрузить Git можно с http://git-scm.com/."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:58
+msgid "Sorry, you can't run SparkleShare with these permissions."
+msgstr "К сожалению, запускать SparkleShare с такими системными правами нельзя."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:59
+msgid "Things will go utterly wrong."
+msgstr "Все пойдет наперекосяк."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:87
+msgid "SparkleShare Copyright (C) 2010 Hylke Bons"
+msgstr "Авторское право SparkleShare © 2010 Hylke Bons"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:89
+msgid "This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:90
+msgid "This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:91
+msgid "under certain conditions. Please read the GNU GPLv3 for details."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:93
+msgid "SparkleShare syncs the ~/SparkleShare folder with remote repositories."
+msgstr "SparkleShare синхронизирует папку ~/SparkleShare с удаленными источниками."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:95
+msgid "Usage: sparkleshare [start|stop|restart] [OPTION]..."
+msgstr "Синтаксис: sparkleshare [start|stop|restart] [КЛЮЧ]..."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:96
+msgid "Sync SparkleShare folder with remote repositories."
+msgstr "Синхронизировать папку SparkleShare с удаленными источниками."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:98
+msgid "Arguments:"
+msgstr "Параметры:"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:99
+msgid "\t -d, --disable-gui\tDon't show the notification icon."
+msgstr "\t -d, --disable-gui\tОтключить значок в области уведомлений."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleShare.cs:100
+msgid "\t -h, --help\t\tDisplay this help text."
+msgstr "\t -h, --help\t\tПоказать эту справку."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:69
+msgid "Error syncing"
+msgstr "Ошибка при синхронизации"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:72
+msgid "Everything is up to date"
+msgstr "Все обновлено"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:75
+msgid "Syncing…"
+msgstr "Синхронизация…"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:116
+msgid "Add a Remote Folder…"
+msgstr "Добавить удаленную папку…"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:124
+msgid "Show Notifications"
+msgstr "Показывать уведомления"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:142
+msgid "Visit Website"
+msgstr "Посетить сайт"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIcon.cs:159
+msgid "Quit"
+msgstr "Выход"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs:134
+msgid "Welcome to SparkleShare!"
+msgstr "Добро пожаловать в SparkleShare!"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs:135
+msgid "You don't have any folders set up yet."
+msgstr "Пока ни одной папки не задано."
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleUI.cs:138
+msgid "Add a Folder…"
+msgstr "Добавить папку…"
+
+#: ../SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs:50
+#, csharp-format
+msgid "‘{0}’ on {1}"
+msgstr "‘{0}’ у {1}"
+