vrli upokojenec

English translation: our upstanding pensioner

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Slovenian term or phrase:vrli upokojenec
English translation:our upstanding pensioner
Entered by: xyhoo

22:41 Dec 11, 2014
Slovenian to English translations [PRO]
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Slovenian term or phrase: vrli upokojenec
Da bi bila mera polna, nam je šef postregel še z informacijo, da se nam bodo tudi člani direktorija
ter naš vrli upokojenec Franc
xyhoo
our upstanding pensioner
Explanation:
Težko je zadeti to ravno pravo mero med naklonjenostjo in malenkost posmehljivosti. Mislim, da bi zgornja fraza delovala (ker je malo "oxymoron"). Lahko pa pogledaš še druge sinonime, če ti gre kateri bolje zraven...
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4our upstanding pensioner
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3and our upright pensioner...
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our upstanding pensioner


Explanation:
Težko je zadeti to ravno pravo mero med naklonjenostjo in malenkost posmehljivosti. Mislim, da bi zgornja fraza delovala (ker je malo "oxymoron"). Lahko pa pogledaš še druge sinonime, če ti gre kateri bolje zraven...


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Tomi Dobaj
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and our upright pensioner...


Explanation:
...our upright pensioner...

Example sentence(s):
  • Returning from the market with a huge box of fragrant strawberries, an upright pensioner in his 70s ...
Helena Koželj
Slovenia
Local time: 01:36
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