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11:41 Feb 7, 2014 |
Serbian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Daryo United Kingdom Local time: 04:52 | ||||||
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4 | bread with seven crusts |
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3 +1 | eat a hard-earned crust |
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Hleb sa sedam kora |
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bread with seven crusts Explanation: Deca osiromašenih radnika jedu hleb sa sedam kora = .... are fed on a bread with seven crusts "... Temby sets the scene for the manner in which these three men will engage in work that will be their 'bread with seven crusts' -- the hardest crust they will ever earn (page 10), creating a space in which the three men and the Nash family blend and shape their respective lives through this cross-cultural encounter. ..." [http://www.api-network.com/main/index.php?apply=reviews&webp...] |
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eat a hard-earned crust Explanation: "to earn a crust" = to earn a living This translation plays on this expression, and also includes the image of bread from the original. Daryo, this expression is also in your reference; I think the title of that book may well be a direct translation from Italian (I wonder if they also use this image in Italian?). I've not seen "bread with seven crusts" in English before. |
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Reference: Hleb sa sedam kora Reference information: Ovo je već bilo. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/croatian_to_english/idioms_maxims_... Pretpostavljam da ima i drugih ideja. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2014-02-07 12:42:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- U Bujasovom rečniku postoji - težak/krvav hleb- back braking job ili work one's finger to the bone. Možda možete da uklopite nekako. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2014-02-07 12:51:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- back breaking a ne back braking -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2014-02-08 10:12:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Referenca iz jezičkog para HR-EN |
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