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ja sam pal s kruške

English translation: As if I had come from another planet.


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02:50 Sep 23, 2004
Croatian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Croatian term or phrase: ja sam pal s kruške
General conversation - written an English/French speaking person who is not well versed in Croatian.
Thank you for your assistance.
English translation:As if I had come from another planet.
Explanation:
Actually, the above should read: "Kao da je pao s kruske" and is rarely used in the first person: "Kao da sam pao s kruske"

There are several possibilities to translate the above:
As if I had dropped from the moon.
As if I had come from another planet.
I'm like a zombie.

The above examples have been taken from a dictionary of idioms.

HTH,
T.A.
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Tanja Abramovic
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2As if I had come from another planet.Tanja Abramovic
5 -1Yuh think I'm loco?
Davor Kalinic
4Do you think I'm stupid?!
Ana Naglić
4 -1I was flabbergastedMaya Kruger


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
As if I had come from another planet.


Explanation:
Actually, the above should read: "Kao da je pao s kruske" and is rarely used in the first person: "Kao da sam pao s kruske"

There are several possibilities to translate the above:
As if I had dropped from the moon.
As if I had come from another planet.
I'm like a zombie.

The above examples have been taken from a dictionary of idioms.

HTH,
T.A.


Tanja Abramovic
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pike: Except that the person just said "Ja sam pao s kruške" > "I just came from another planet" Literally: "I fell off a pear tree"
4 hrs
  -> I agree. Thanks!

agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
95 days
  -> Hvala!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ja sam pal s kruške
Do you think I'm stupid?!


Explanation:
Ironic expression.
The other explanation is also acceptable.

Ana Naglić
Croatia
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ja sam pal s kruške
I was flabbergasted


Explanation:
If the context indicates he was completely surprised, caught out by the event/by something he just found out, this is the most apt translation;


Search Dictionary:

Meaning of FLABBERGASTED
Pronunciation: fl'aburg`astud


WordNet Dictionary

Definition: [adj] as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seem the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"

Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumfounded, stupefied, surprised






Maya Kruger
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Davor Kalinic: The expression doesn't mean "I was flabbergasted". It simply means "Do you think I'm stupid, loco...?"
1 hr
  -> Actually, if the expression was a question (which was not indicated) then it could well be "Do you think I'm stupid?", "Do you think I was born yesterday?" etc. If, however if the conversation went something like:
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ja sam pal s kruške
Yuh think I'm loco?


Explanation:
Or anything in that sense.

Davor Kalinic
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Maya Kruger: See e-mail sent to you
33 mins
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