spavaj

English translation: sleep (well)!

00:48 Nov 5, 2007
Serbian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Serbian term or phrase: spavaj
At the end of an email, my Serbian friend wrote, "Lepo spavaj" before signing his name.
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Local time: 10:01
English translation:sleep (well)!
Explanation:
lepo spavaj: sleep well! (or, less literal: "sweet dreams")

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Bulgarian: Сладки сънища
Polish: Spokojnych snów! (calm dreams) / Słodkich snów (sweet dreams)
Russian: Сладких снов! (sweet dreams) / Спокойной ночи (calm night) / Приятных сновидений (nice/pleasant/agreeable dreams)
Serbian: Лепо спавај [Lepo spavaj] (Sleep nice) / Лепо сањај [Lepo sanjaj] (Dream nice)

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Johanna Timm, PhD
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Local time: 07:01
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Thank you, Johanna!
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sleep (well)!


Explanation:
lepo spavaj: sleep well! (or, less literal: "sweet dreams")

home.unilang.org/main/forum/viewtopic.php?p=66065&highlight

Bulgarian: Сладки сънища
Polish: Spokojnych snów! (calm dreams) / Słodkich snów (sweet dreams)
Russian: Сладких снов! (sweet dreams) / Спокойной ночи (calm night) / Приятных сновидений (nice/pleasant/agreeable dreams)
Serbian: Лепо спавај [Lepo spavaj] (Sleep nice) / Лепо сањај [Lepo sanjaj] (Dream nice)



Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Grading comment
Thank you, Johanna!

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agree  irenazd
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agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X): sweet dreams; sleep nice
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