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English translation: raise a sign/sheet of paper/leaflet

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Bulgarian term or phrase:	издигам табела
English translation:	raise a sign/sheet of paper/leaflet
Entered by:	Veta Anton

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22:03 Nov 13, 2010

Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Bulgarian term or phrase: издигам табела

Депутатите издигнаха табелата: ""Бойко не е в час".

Veta Anton

raise a sign

Explanation:
They raised a sign reading "B. not in class."

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one only
Local time: 16:15

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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

(в случая) raised leaflets

invguy

raise sheet of paper

Yavor Popov

2 +1

raise a sign

one only

Answers

1 hr confidence:

raise sheet of paper

Explanation:
In fact those were not actual tables but standard sheets of paper reading "Bojko is out of class" - a Bulgarian idiom for being incompetent

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-13 23:34:18 GMT)
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I've just found in the dictionary the Englih for the idiom which is "be on the ball"

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-13 23:35:06 GMT)
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So the sheets said "Bojko is not on the ball"

Yavor Popov
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful asnwer!

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

raise a sign

Explanation:
They raised a sign reading "B. not in class."

one only
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian,

English

Grading comment

Thanx!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful asnwer!

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(в случая) raised leaflets

Explanation:
Става дума за листовки, които преди това са разпространявани и в кулоарите на НС.

They raised leaflets reading "Boyko is out of class" (a Bulgarian idiom for having lost touch with the actual situation, also literally referring to the prime minister's absence from parliament during the budget debate).

Според мен е добре да има пояснението в скобите.

invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful asnwer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

one only: Да де, ама никой не казва “листовки“ в оригинала. Нали си падам малко запетайкаджия в преводите...

1 hr

-> Аз ги видях по телевизията ;) Всъщност те си бяха ч/б принтерни разпечатки на червена хартия А4, но функцията им е на листовки. Пък и из новините по Нет-а така ги бяха писали.

agree

Christo Metschkaroff: Хич не е хубаво човек да чете бълг. вестници , камо ли и да гледа парламентарни дебати - разваля си езиковата култура! Отгоре на това пък и да преведе (на чужд език) БГ-журналистически творения - направо си е подвиг!

1 hr

-> Да, бе... ама пусти сеирджилък... :)

neutral

Mark Bossanyi: "не в час" = "out of touch"

3 hrs

-> Именно: преводът на самата фраза е буквален, за да се улови и двусмислието – а после идва пояснението в скобите (a Bulgarian idiom for having lost touch with the actual situation и т.н.)

agree

Andrei Vrabtchev

3 days1 hr

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