represny

English translation: tough, punitive approach

14:53 Dec 2, 2006
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Slovak term or phrase: represny
The entire section reads "represny postup voci klientovi bol zastaveny a bol mu poskytnuty uver"
slabejka
Local time: 11:19
English translation:tough, punitive approach
Explanation:
Ano, presny preklad je repressive, ale do tohoto kontextu mi to moc nesedne. Pokud to chapu, banka proste prestala byt na dluznika tvrda a pujcila mu znova.

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2006-12-03 18:59:23 GMT) Post-grading
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Well, sometimes you must look behind words - go after the meaning....
Selected response from:

Martin Janda
Czech Republic
Local time: 11:19
Grading comment
Thanks. Repressive was the only translation offered by all the dictionaries and it just didn't jive. I used "punitive" :)
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4 +2tough, punitive approach
Martin Janda
4repressive (adj.)
Maria Chmelarova


  

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repressive (adj.)


Explanation:
repress > repressive

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 6
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tough, punitive approach


Explanation:
Ano, presny preklad je repressive, ale do tohoto kontextu mi to moc nesedne. Pokud to chapu, banka proste prestala byt na dluznika tvrda a pujcila mu znova.

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2006-12-03 18:59:23 GMT) Post-grading
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Well, sometimes you must look behind words - go after the meaning....

Martin Janda
Czech Republic
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. Repressive was the only translation offered by all the dictionaries and it just didn't jive. I used "punitive" :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: punitive
11 hrs

agree  Radovan Pletka
1 day 19 hrs
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