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bube u glavi

English translation: a bee in one’s bonnet

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Serbian term or phrase:bube u glavi
English translation:a bee in one’s bonnet
Entered by: Natasa Stankovic

13:16 Jan 9, 2013
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Prevodjenje
Serbian term or phrase: bube u glavi
Svi imamo svoje bube u glavi.
Masha Jokic
a bee in one’s bonnet
Explanation:
Rečnik ESSE:
imati bubu u glavi - have a bee in one’s bonnet

Idiom:
a bee in (one's) bonnet
1. An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion.
2. An obsession.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/a bee in (one's) bonnet
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Natasa Stankovic
Serbia
Local time: 02:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4a bee in one’s bonnet
Natasa Stankovic
4 +2We all have our own quirks and twists
Daryo
4 +1whims
Sanja S.
4have a screw loose
Bojan Grbikj
4a maggot in one's brain/head; a hobby horse; a pet idea
Mira Stepanovic


  

Answers


42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
whims


Explanation:
whim - hir, mušica, namisao, ideja, kaprica
Izvor: R. Filipović "Englesko hrvatski ili srpski rečnik" 1987.

Google search:
whim
/(h)wim/Noun
1.A sudden desire or change of mind, esp. one that is unusual or unexplained.
2.A windlass for raising ore or water from a mine.

Synonyms
caprice - fancy - vagary - whimsy - quirk - fad

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whim

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whim


"Penguin English Student's Dictionary":

whim - sudden wish to do something, often something not sensible or reasonable


Prevod bi mogao biti: We all have our whims.

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Note added at 48 mins (2013-01-09 14:05:18 GMT)
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Ukoliko ćemo "bube" shvatiti kao hirove, mušice, onda je "whims", a ako su "fiks ideje", onda bi odgovaralo nešto drugo.

Sanja S.
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: Serbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Petrovic
19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a bee in one’s bonnet


Explanation:
Rečnik ESSE:
imati bubu u glavi - have a bee in one’s bonnet

Idiom:
a bee in (one's) bonnet
1. An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion.
2. An obsession.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/a bee in (one's) bonnet

Natasa Stankovic
Serbia
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sanja S.: Sviđa mi se :) Evo još jedne potvrde: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bee-in-your-bonnet.html
22 mins
  -> Hvala!
agree  Daryo: Nisu sve "bube u glavi" iste - najbolja varijanta u opštem slučaju. (He's got a bee in his bonnet)
14 hrs
  -> Hvala!
agree  Bogdan Petrovic
19 hrs
  -> Hvala!
agree  Mira Stepanovic
21 hrs
  -> Hvala!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
have a screw loose


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have a screw loose

have a screw loose and have a loose screw; have got a screw loose
Inf. Fig. to be silly or eccentric. He's sort of strange. I think he's got a loose screw. Yes, he has a screw loose somewhere. He wears a heavy jacket in the middle of summer.


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+a+screw+loose
Bojan Grbikj
United States
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Svi imamo svoje bube u glavi
We all have our own quirks and twists


Explanation:
Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

quirk (kwûrk)
n.
1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.
...
[Origin unknown.]
quirki·ly adv.
quirki·ness n.
quirky adj.
quirk [kwɜːk]
n
1. an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
...
[of unknown origin]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms
Noun 1. quirk - a strange attitude or habit
queerness, quirkiness, oddity, crotchet
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quirk]

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Petrovic: Moze i to
4 hrs
  -> Хвала!
agree  Nenad Radosavljević
1 day 4 hrs
  ->  Хвала!
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a maggot in one's brain/head; a hobby horse; a pet idea


Explanation:
Evo još mogućnosti (pored već predložene - "a bee in one's bonnet"), ref. Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević
Buba u glavi - fiksna ideja <-> a cranky obsession
- a bee in one's bonnet
- a pet idea
- a hobby horse
- a mania
- a maggot in one's brain/head

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 8
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