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bobřík

English translation: scout badge

13:13 Mar 9, 2011
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / scouting
Czech term or phrase: bobřík
Odznaky důstojenství mezi českými skauty (a vůbec mládežnickými organizacemi), které konkrétní člověk dostane za splnění nějakého úkolu (např. bobřík odvahy - strávení noci v lese sám ).
Zdeněk Hartmann
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:33
English translation:scout badge
Explanation:


BTW excellent song by Dunaj - 'Bobřík strachu' - one of my favourites :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-09 15:09:07 GMT)
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For the sake of gender equality, the Girl Guides and 'Brownies' have them as well http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides/gfibadge/index.html

http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/brownies/badges/index.html
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Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:33
Grading comment
Díky všem, ale Gerry byl nejrychlejší!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4scout badge
Gerry Vickers
4 +2beaver scout badge (s)
Hannah Geiger (X)
3badge of...
Zbyněk Táborský
3brownie point
Jakub Skřebský


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
badge of...


Explanation:
...whatever

Zbyněk Táborský
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
brownie point


Explanation:
Ja jsem byl pionyr, takze skautskou terminologii si nejsem uplne jisty...:)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_points
Jakub Skřebský
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beaver scout badge (s)


Explanation:
http://www.3rdwarescouts.org.uk/lea-beavers/badges.php
http://www.bwd-scouts.org.uk/beavers/beaver-scout-badges.asp
www.stansteadabbottsscouts.org.uk/beavers/beaver-scout-badg...


Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mashak (X)
8 mins
  -> děkuji
agree  jankaisler
16 mins
  -> děkuji, Jane
neutral  Radka Crossley: "beaver" is in fact a version of scouts for younger children, from 6 to 9 I think, so that would be misleading
31 mins
neutral  Gerry Vickers: I agree with Radka on this - the 'Beaver scouts' are before 'cub scouts' and then 'scouts', but they all have badges
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
scout badge


Explanation:


BTW excellent song by Dunaj - 'Bobřík strachu' - one of my favourites :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-09 15:09:07 GMT)
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For the sake of gender equality, the Girl Guides and 'Brownies' have them as well http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guides/gfibadge/index.html

http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/brownies/badges/index.html


    Reference: http://scouts.org.uk/supportresources/search?cat=56
Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Díky všem, ale Gerry byl nejrychlejší!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Chmelarova
6 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Radka Crossley
41 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Marcela Hashim
51 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Lubosh Hanuska
11 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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