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щедър като пиян циганин

English translation: generous as a drunk gypsy

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17:43 Mar 25, 2010

Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature

Bulgarian term or phrase: щедър като пиян циганин

Самият той беше щедър като пиян циганин, издръжката на къщата не му тежеше. ...

mehomia KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) Answers: 38
Local time: 23:36

English translation:generous as a drunk gypsy

Explanation:
Според мен смисълът не е толкова "щедър", колкото "с широки пръсти"; щедростта е virtue, морална категория, докато тук май става дума просто за склонност към харчене.

Но както и да е, мисля си, че няма смисъл да се търси точен английски еквивалент – това е литература, става дума за образи, които са в контекст. Бих го превел буквално – защото за един англоговорящ читател образът на "пияния циганин", ако и да е странен, екзотичен и може би дори дразнещ, вероятно би бил много повече in-line с цялостния стил и образност на произведението, отколкото някакъв "британизиран" превод с привичен английски израз.

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invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36

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3 +3

generous as a drunk gypsy

invguy

as generous as a prince / as generous as a dream / as generous as a lord

Andrei Vrabtchev

generous to a fault

petkovw

3 +1

money burns a hole in someone's pocket

klyunchev

Discussion entries: 2

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

money burns a hole in someone's pocket

Explanation:
Лингвох3+" money burns a hole in someone's pocket: someone has a strong urge to spend money as soon as they receive it.

klyunchev
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8

13 hrs confidence:

generous to a fault

Explanation:
.

petkovw
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

14 hrs confidence:

as generous as a prince / as generous as a dream / as generous as a lord

Explanation:
успех!

Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36
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Native speaker of:

Bulgarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

15 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

generous as a drunk gypsy

invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8

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Non-PRO (1): Andrei Vrabtchev

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