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English translation: back to front, backwards, upside down, (to start) at the wrong end (of the stick)

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Bulgarian term or phrase:	отзад напред
English translation:	back to front, backwards, upside down, (to start) at the wrong end (of the stick)
Entered by:	Veta Anton

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08:59 Apr 21, 2010

Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Poetry & Literature

Bulgarian term or phrase: отзад напред

Здравната реформа започва отзад напред (from the rear forwards).

Veta Anton

back to front

Explanation:
also "backwards" or "wrong way"

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Denka Momkova
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

back to front

Denka Momkova

4 +2

вж. по-долу

Christo Metschkaroff

(to start) at the wrong end (of the stick)

invguy

upside down

Emilia Delibasheva

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

5 mins confidence:

upside down

Explanation:
Ако смисълът е "наопаки"

Emilia Delibasheva
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

back to front

Explanation:
also "backwards" or "wrong way"

Denka Momkova
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

Grading comment

Thanx!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

вж. по-долу

Explanation:
Позволявам си да дам превод на цялото изречение: Health Reform (Starts) Backwards.

Reference: http://healthcare.change.org/blog/view/getting_medicare_and_...

Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

1 day4 mins confidence:

(to start) at the wrong end (of the stick)

Explanation:
Тук има един интересен нюанс. Реформата не е процес с точно определено начало, край и последователност. Затова си мисля, че "at the wrong end" (= "не оттам, откъдето трябва", не непременно от (единствения) друг край) е в известен смисъл по-точно от "backwards" (= "в обратна последователност") или "upside down" (= "с главата надолу").

"By raising the pension age and leaving the superannuation preservation age untouched, the Federal Government has started at the wrong end of the problem, ..."
http://www.acoss.org.au/media/opinion/when_raising_retiremen...

"We've been striving so hard for it, trying all the time to cultivate so much goodness, so many pleasures – but we started at the wrong end of the stick from the very beginning."
http://books.google.com/books?id=_HwOLyS8_XUC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA...

"The electricity reforms process in India, on hindsight, started at the wrong end with private participation in generation being encouraged first."
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijrg&vol...

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

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanx for the helpful answer!

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отзад напред

English translation: back to front, backwards, upside down, (to start) at the wrong end (of the stick)

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