"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."

Romanian translation: Războiul stabileşte cine trece în lumea drepţilor, nu cine are dreptate.

13:50 Aug 9, 2009
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: "War does not determine who is right - only who is left."
M-ar interesa o traducere care să prindă şi jocul de cuvinte (una care să o depăşească pe cea de aici, de exemplu: http://www.rightwords.ro/citate/detalii-citat/23571/razboaie... ).
Mulţumesc.
Valentin Cirdei
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Romanian translation:Războiul stabileşte cine trece în lumea drepţilor, nu cine are dreptate.
Explanation:
cu joc de cuvinte şi inversiune pentru evitarea unei aliteraţii supărătoare "... nu stabileşte cine are dreptate, ci cine trece ..." dacă respectam topica din original
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Claudia Popa (Klaus)
Romania
Local time: 11:09
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Summary of answers provided
2 +11Războiul nu ţine în mână balanţa dreptăţii, ci doar lopata groparului.
Cristian Brinza
4 +4Războiul stabileşte cine trece în lumea drepţilor, nu cine are dreptate.
Claudia Popa (Klaus)
3 +3razboiul nu decide cine are dreptate, ci doar cine ramane/supravietuieste
RODICA CIOBANU
3 +2Războiale nu hotărăsc cine are dreptate, ci doar cine are dreptul să afirme acest lucru
Simona Hagiu
5Razboiul nu determina cine-i corect, ci doar pe cine ramine erect.
Stefangelo DPSI
3 +2"razboiul nu da dreptate, ci doar victime/supravietuitori"
alex traducarescu
4Cand incepe razboiul, adevarul ii este cea dintai victima.
Stefangelo DPSI
3 +1razboiul decide cine ramane nu cine reuseste
Mihaela Ghiuzeli
2 +2războiul nu este lupta drepţilor, ci a nedrepţilor
Cristina Bolohan
3În război, erou e cine supravieţuieşte
Elvira Tatucu
2 +1Războiul nu decide adevărul, ci doar forţa de luptă/dibăcia adversarilor
cristina48


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Cand incepe razboiul, adevarul ii este cea dintai victima.


Explanation:
nu chiar, dar...

Stefangelo DPSI
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
razboiul decide cine ramane nu cine reuseste


Explanation:
.....

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-08-09 13:57:43 GMT)
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sau "cine rezista nu cine reuseste"

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-08-09 14:03:28 GMT)
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Valentin" Ramane si Reuseste" nu e o aliteratie?

Mihaela Ghiuzeli
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Bine, şi unde e jocul de cuvinte ? :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Burghelea
46 mins
  -> Multumesc, Bogdan! N-am vrut sa ma indepartez prea mult de la original.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
În război, erou e cine supravieţuieşte


Explanation:
O idee...

Elvira Tatucu
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +11
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Războiul nu ţine în mână balanţa dreptăţii, ci doar lopata groparului.


Explanation:
o idee

Cristian Brinza
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristiana Coblis: cool
3 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  George C.
5 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Anca Buzatu
6 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Naty2008
15 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Georgiana Vasilescu (X)
17 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Denise Idel
17 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Irina-Maria Foray: :-)
18 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc mult.

agree  Mihaela BUFNILA: Frumos!
1 day 1 hr
  -> Mulţumesc, Mihaela!

agree  rosc_alx
1 day 1 hr

agree  Stefangelo DPSI
1 day 4 hrs

agree  alex traducarescu
5 days
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Războiul nu decide adevărul, ci doar forţa de luptă/dibăcia adversarilor


Explanation:
Încă o părere.

cristina48
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefangelo DPSI
17 hrs
  -> Multumesc, Stefangelo
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Războiale nu hotărăsc cine are dreptate, ci doar cine are dreptul să afirme acest lucru


Explanation:
Doar o alta propunere

Simona Hagiu
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George C.
3 hrs
  -> Multumesc.

agree  Stefangelo DPSI
16 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
razboiul nu decide cine are dreptate, ci doar cine ramane/supravietuieste


Explanation:
o alta idee

RODICA CIOBANU
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUK (X): Nu aveti pentru ce! Asa as fi tradus si eu
4 hrs
  -> multumesc Mirela

agree  Stefangelo DPSI
1 day 3 hrs
  -> multumesc Stefangelo

agree  RBStranslati (X)
2 days 46 mins
  -> Multumesc, RBStranslation
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Războiul stabileşte cine trece în lumea drepţilor, nu cine are dreptate.


Explanation:
cu joc de cuvinte şi inversiune pentru evitarea unei aliteraţii supărătoare "... nu stabileşte cine are dreptate, ci cine trece ..." dacă respectam topica din original

Claudia Popa (Klaus)
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentina Meyer: imi place
48 mins

agree  Cristina Bolohan
2 hrs

agree  Veronica Costea
3 hrs

agree  Maria Diaconu
14 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
războiul nu este lupta drepţilor, ci a nedrepţilor


Explanation:
o parere

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-08-09 17:52:14 GMT)
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razboiul nu stabileste dreptatea ci numarul celor trecuti in lumea dreptilor

Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristiana Coblis
30 mins
  -> multumesc

agree  Stefangelo DPSI
14 hrs
  -> multumesc
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
Razboiul nu determina cine-i corect, ci doar pe cine ramine erect.


Explanation:
A nu ofensa. erect=vertical, in picioare

Stefangelo DPSI
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Diaconu: sună extrem de stângaci în româneşte...
9 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"war does not determine who is right - only who is left."
"razboiul nu da dreptate, ci doar victime/supravietuitori"


Explanation:
O varianta...probabil nefericita :)

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-09 23:20:12 GMT)
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Sau "ci supravietuitori", fara "doar"...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-09 23:26:18 GMT)
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In ainte de virgula "a da" cu sensul de "a da (cuiva) dreptate"; dupa virgula - cu sensul de "a face".

alex traducarescu
Romania
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George C.
7 hrs
  -> Multumesc!

agree  Stefangelo DPSI:
9 hrs
  -> Multumesc!
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