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retard

Bosnian translation: razvojno zaostati

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English term or phrase:retard
Bosnian translation:razvojno zaostati
Entered by: Nedzad Selmanovic

16:56 Mar 9, 2004
English to Bosnian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: retard
bosnian
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razvojno zaostati
Explanation:
retarded = zaostao u razvoju, and also
a mentally retarded child = mentalno zaostalo dijete
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Nedzad Selmanovic
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5 +1razvojno zaostati
Nedzad Selmanovic
4 +2glupan
A.Đapo
5zaostati
Daniela Miklic Belancic


  

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
zaostati


Explanation:
zakasniti
usporiti se, spriječiti etc.

Daniela Miklic Belancic
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
razvojno zaostati


Explanation:
retarded = zaostao u razvoju, and also
a mentally retarded child = mentalno zaostalo dijete

Nedzad Selmanovic
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  irenazd: also "kasniti, usporiti, odloziti"
12 hrs
  -> hvala vam velika
agree  Gabriela Nikolova
1 day 15 hrs
  -> hvala vam velika
disagree  vorloff: 'Retard' is a derogatory term in English, something you might call your brother to make fun of him, and not an accepted term for the mentally retarded. Never use it to refer to someone who is truly mentally retarded! Therefore glupan, smotan, or the like
41 days
  -> Mislim da je komentar suvišan. Trebate još malo pogledati po rječnicima
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
glupan


Explanation:
If it is used as a noun for calling someone names that it is : glupan


A.Đapo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fiona Koscak
1 day 18 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  vorloff
40 days
  -> hvala
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