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subtle beast

Slovak translation: malá/skrotiteľná potvora

07:51 Jun 12, 2013
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
Medical - Nutrition / diet book
English term or phrase: subtle beast
opat jeden metaforicky :-)

Surprisingly perhaps, fasters report that they don’t wake up ravenous and run for the fridge as soon as the alarm goes off. Hunger is a subtle beast, and your appetite will soon find its rhythm.

"subtle beast" je zvyčajne niečo ako "ľstivý tvor", ako napr. had. No tu mi to nepasuje, zo širšieho kontextu vyplýva, že hlad prichádza a odchádza, dá sa zvládnuť a ovládnuť. Tak neviem, ako to poňať.
Maria Ferencikova
Local time: 01:32
Slovak translation:malá/skrotiteľná potvora
Explanation:
V danej vete to však treba použiť trochu inak.

Surprisingly perhaps, fasters report that they don’t wake up ravenous and run for the fridge as soon as the alarm goes off. Hunger is a subtle beast, and your appetite will soon find its rhythm.
...že neutekajú hneď k chladničke, keď zazvoní budík. Hlad je potvora, ale malá (alebo menšia alebo krotiteľná - znamenajúc, že sa dá zvládnuť alebo ovládať), takže váš apetít si čoskoro nájde...

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alebo voľnejšie

Hlad je síce potvora, ale možno ho (do určitej miery) ovládať, takže váš apetít...
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Local time: 01:32
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2malá/skrotiteľná potvora
Slavomir BELIS
5nežný netvor
Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
5mierne zviera
Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
5tichá šelma
Kristian Madar
3" prefíkaný tvor "
Maria Chmelarova


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
malá/skrotiteľná potvora


Explanation:
V danej vete to však treba použiť trochu inak.

Surprisingly perhaps, fasters report that they don’t wake up ravenous and run for the fridge as soon as the alarm goes off. Hunger is a subtle beast, and your appetite will soon find its rhythm.
...že neutekajú hneď k chladničke, keď zazvoní budík. Hlad je potvora, ale malá (alebo menšia alebo krotiteľná - znamenajúc, že sa dá zvládnuť alebo ovládať), takže váš apetít si čoskoro nájde...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-06-12 10:45:01 GMT)
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alebo voľnejšie

Hlad je síce potvora, ale možno ho (do určitej miery) ovládať, takže váš apetít...

Slavomir BELIS
Slovakia
Local time: 01:32
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: ano, tak nejako to musi byt. dakujem.


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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
" prefíkaný tvor "


Explanation:
" ľstivý tvor, šelma, dravec "
suble -jemný, drobný ale ak je to argument tak ľstivý, prefíkaný ...

Maria, len pre zaujimavost ako ste dospeli k tomu ze " hlad prichadza a odchadza " vzhladom na :... " fasters report " that they ...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2013-06-12 13:59:55 GMT)
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Dakujem, takze to co ste napisali, nema nic spolocne s paragrafom, ktory ste uviedli a na co sa pytate vo vztahu " suble beast ".

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 19:32
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Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: uz som asi v dvoch tretinach knihy a uz sa to na niekolkych miestach vysvetlovalo. hlad vraj prichadza vo vlnach. pride a odide, resp, ked sa od neho odputame, polavi.

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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nežný netvor


Explanation:
toto tam sedí výborne :-)

Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
Slovakia
Local time: 01:32
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mierne zviera


Explanation:
a to je druhá výborná možnosť ako to pekne preložiť tak, aby sme vystihli aj povodny zamer autora

Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
Slovakia
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tichá šelma


Explanation:
Ďaľšia možnosť - aj sa dosť používa
Hlad nás zasiahne ticho, bez výstrahy, sťa šelma útočiaca na svoju korisť.

Kristian Madar
Slovakia
Local time: 01:32
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Native speaker of: Slovak
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