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zazemie (religious context)

English translation: home

10:39 Nov 7, 2006
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Religion / building a monastery
Slovak term or phrase: zazemie (religious context)
"Tento dom modlitby a ticha bude vhodnym zazemim pre nase spolocenstvo."

"Background" to asi nebude (?).
Uncle
Local time: 06:24
English translation:home
Explanation:
This house of prayer and silence will be a good home for our community.
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Slavomir BELIS
Slovakia
Local time: 06:24
Grading comment
Great, thanks. And thanks to all who have provided answers.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5home
Slavomir BELIS
4 +1foundation >
Maria Chmelarova
4facility
Radovan Pletka
3base
Marcela Hashim
4 -1shalter
Sarka Rubkova
3foundation
vic voskuil


Discussion entries: 9





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
base


Explanation:
How about: "It will be a good base for ..."

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-07 12:26:55 GMT)
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or a (support) base

Marcela Hashim
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
shalter


Explanation:
in this religious context, I would refer to the shalter, in more modern language it might be the base.

Sarka Rubkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  vic voskuil: you mean shelter? that is something completely different from a base though
27 mins
disagree  Maria Chmelarova: ? shalter vs shelter ?
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
foundation >


Explanation:
basis, underlying principle...
base or beginning as an institution

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Slovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vic voskuil: brilliant :)
9 mins
  -> Thank you, vic.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
foundation


Explanation:
is the term i prefer, but the possibilities are endless

vic voskuil
Netherlands
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Dutch
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
facility


Explanation:
This house of prayer and silence will be a suitable facility for our congregation.

Radovan Pletka
United States
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: Czech
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
home


Explanation:
This house of prayer and silence will be a good home for our community.

Slavomir BELIS
Slovakia
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Great, thanks. And thanks to all who have provided answers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika Hansova: I simply like it
25 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Marcela Hashim
1 hr
agree  Apolonia Vanova
7 hrs
agree  vic voskuil: a superior answer indeed :)
10 hrs
agree  Radovan Pletka
90 days
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