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16:20 Sep 12, 2014 |
Albanian to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Klementina Shahini United States Local time: 02:31 | ||||||
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5 +1 | cares a whit /opposite: gives a hoot or two hoots |
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5 | does not give a damn/does not care |
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3 | He cares |
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He cares Explanation: In your case I would say: They think that Mr.X cares. |
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does not give a damn/does not care Explanation: This means the person "does not care/does not give a damn". To meet the register "does not give a damn" or perhaps a stronger tone would be best. |
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cares a whit /opposite: gives a hoot or two hoots Explanation: Hi, In this context you would use: They think that Mr. X cares a whit about them. If the sentence is constructed differently, then you would use the opposite idiom: Mr. X does not give a hoot or two hoots about them. This is an Albanian idiom, so the closest English idioms are listed here. Hope this information helps :) Reference: Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed., Reference: http://www.idioms.thefreedictionary.com Reference: http://www.wired.com/2013/04/the-real-reason-you-should-care... |
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