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nije zivot za sviju

English translation: life isn't for everyone

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Bosnian term or phrase:nije zivot za sviju
English translation:life isn't for everyone
Entered by: Mura

21:30 Oct 28, 2002
Bosnian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bosnian term or phrase: nije zivot za sviju
trying to figure out a translation of a phase a friend gave me. thanks for any reply
david
life isn't for everyone
Explanation:
nije-- it isn't
zivot--life
za--for
sviju--all

However, the meaning of what your friend said is "life is not for everyone" in a sense "not everyone can handle it"
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Mura
United States
Local time: 11:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6life isn't for everyone
Mura
4 +2life is not for everyone...
Floramye
5Life is not for all
amra (X)


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
life isn't for everyone


Explanation:
nije-- it isn't
zivot--life
za--for
sviju--all

However, the meaning of what your friend said is "life is not for everyone" in a sense "not everyone can handle it"


Mura
United States
Local time: 11:34
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Almir Comor MITI: "not everone can handle it" was a very accute remark
15 mins
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  Blanka van Raalte (X)
28 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Drak
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Ljiljana Krstic
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Ljiljana.
agree  A.Đapo
16 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
life is not for everyone...


Explanation:
Sounds like a fragment of a sentence and it is hard to guess what comes after or before. Also, grammar is wrong; should be:
...nije zivot za sve (svakoga)...
Translation may be different if there's more context.



Floramye
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blanka van Raalte (X)
24 mins
  -> Thanks...Hvala!
neutral  Drak: repetition of the previous answer
1 hr
  -> Mura and I were writing it at the same time... That's all (look at the posting time)
agree  hrvaska: agree with Drak
3 hrs
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Life is not for all


Explanation:
:)

amra (X)
Local time: 17:34
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