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se vztyčenou hlavou

English translation: heads held high

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Czech term or phrase:se vztyčenou hlavou
English translation:heads held high
Entered by: Zuzana Jurková

14:12 Dec 5, 2012
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Czech term or phrase: se vztyčenou hlavou
Vyšli jsme ze zápasu se vztyčenou hlavou.
Zuzana Jurková
Italy
Local time: 00:19
heads held high
Explanation:
We left the game with our heads held high, is the appropriate translation.

Obama: We leave Iraq with "heads held high"
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William Kratzer Jr.
United States
Local time: 18:19
Grading comment
Díky!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2heads held high
William Kratzer Jr.
3 +2holding heads up high
Rad Graban (X)
4holding one's head up high
Petra Kumar


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
holding heads up high


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 mins (2012-12-05 14:15:02 GMT)
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Holding our heads up high.

Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jiri Lonsky: This variant has by far the best rhythm, given by the preposition (up high)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Hannah Geiger (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Hannah.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
holding one's head up high


Explanation:
or holding our heads up high..


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hold+head+up+high
Petra Kumar
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Czech
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
heads held high


Explanation:
We left the game with our heads held high, is the appropriate translation.

Obama: We leave Iraq with "heads held high"


    Reference: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57341455-503544/obama...
William Kratzer Jr.
United States
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Díky!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Hlinican: I was too late to submit this one ;)
34 mins
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
1 hr
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