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16:56 Apr 15, 2010

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

English term or phrase: couch potato

Niki733

Croatian translation:zgubidan

Explanation:
Samo prijedlog za ljenčinu koja se izležava pop cijele dane.

Srdačno!

Selected response from:

Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 21:39

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

trut

ivanamdb

3 +3

zgubidan

Kemal Mustajbegovic

4 +1

lijena buba

Darko Kolega

3 +1

gljiva

Tomislav Patarčić

krmak

John Farebrother

izvaljen na kauču ko vreća ( krumpira)

Lingua 5B

3 -1

"kauč krumpir"

zoe1

vreća krumpira

bonafide1313

Answers

17 mins confidence:

krmak

Explanation:
tako sam ja često čuo

John Farebrother
Austria
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

gljiva

Explanation:
gljiva je širi pojam, kao i gljivarenje. padaju mi još mnogi pežorativni na pamet, ali čini mi se da ne smijemo davati više od jednog prijedloga. Šteta, jer ovaj je tako inspirativan.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 15:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Croatian,

Serbo-Croat

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

"kauč krumpir"

Explanation:
http://www.manager.hr/naslovnica/item/kauc-krumpir-generacij...
Couch potato
A couch potato refers to a person who spends most of his or her free time sitting or lying on a couch. This stereotype often refers to lazy and overweight men who watch a lot of television, sometimes in their underwear and sometimes drinking beer. Generally speaking, the term refers to a lifestyle in which children or adults don't get enough physical activity.

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Koliko smo postali tjelesni neaktivni govori i podatak da postoji i izraz za osobe koje uglavnom sjede i vrlo malo se kreću: „couch potato" odnosno „kauč krumpir osobe

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Babylon Dictionary

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http://www.ebizmags.com/internet-tv-pogled-u-buducnost/

zoe1
Local time: 15:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Serbo-Croat,

Serbian

6 hrs confidence:

vreća krumpira

Explanation:

... svakako nije rješenje, al kad smo već kod krumpira:)

bonafide1313
Croatia
Local time: 15:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Croatian

10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

zgubidan

Explanation:
Samo prijedlog za ljenčinu koja se izležava pop cijele dane.

Srdačno!

Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 21:39
Native speaker of:

Croatian
PRO pts in category: 8

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

agree

Sandra Milosavljevic-Rothe: obo je dobro, pogađa smisao i pristojno zvuči

2 hrs

neutral

Darko Kolega: smatram da engl. izraz ima šire okvire (zgubidan ne radi ništa) - ovi krumpiri su lijeni i tromi - može biti pojedinac (a i šira masa društva)

3 hrs

agree

Dejan Škrebić: ili "danguba"

7 hrs

agree

Mirna Herman Baletić

10 hrs

agree

Veronica Prpic Uhing

13 hrs

neutral

Lingua 5B: zgubidan može biti i mršava osoba koja se ne izležava na kauču ispred TVa. Ne vidim vezu s couch potato-m. Zgubidan samo znači da traći vrijeme, na bilo koji način.

2 days10 hrs

disagree

mlautar: isto sto kaze i Lingua: zgubidan može biti bilo koja osoba koja ne radi nista, sto ne znači da je "couch potato".

3 days7 hrs

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

lijena buba

Explanation:
troma, lijena, neaktivna osoba (prema engl.-hrv. frazeološkom riječniku, Školska knjiga)

pr1: With the number of people exercising falling by the daay, are we turning into a generation of couch potatoes?

pr2: The latest technology being developed in America will allow Americans to vote from the comfort of their own home. Since it will eliminate the need to go to the polling station, the new technology will be readily embraced by the nation's couch potatoes.

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buba (bubica) mi više godi, jer se svi nađemo u ovakvoj ulozi - bolje zvuči od krmka i sl. beštija (možda i od zgubidana, koji ama baš ništa ne radi) - ovaj frazem nosi misao o tromosti i bezvoljnosti, koja se najčešće oslikava "ugnježđenjem u kauču ispred TV-a" (mada je i to samo slikovita predodžba); smatram da su ovi iz Školske knjige, bar kod ovog prijedloga prijevoda, napravili dobar posao (pogotovo dobrim primjerima)

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*... i to malo me razveseli i potakne na nove pothvate. Sad i ja pokušavam biti lijena na njen način .... buba.
*Al lijena buba neće radit. "To je puno posla. Tko će to napravit. Ne treba to." I slično. Pa ga skoro svake večeri moram stišavat. Sve u svemu, napredujemo.
***Evo i konacno se i ja slazem sa Locom, Balaban je lijena buba, koja ima potencijala, i moze zabijati Cibaliji i takvima, ali onda ga Aston Villa ladno ...

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Možda mi je nešto promaklo ali molim upućene da to izvuku iz zakona pa da ja lijena buba vidim o ćemu se zapravo radi. ...

Pa da, kad se popnem i udobno smjestim, netko konju ckne jezikom c c c c!", odgovori prijateljeva lijena buba i gurne cudotvornu ribu natrag u more. ...

>znam da sam lijena buba pisati,ali pratim sto vi pisete

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zato sto je gu****bila lijena da zamijeni lijevi amortizer kojeg ...

Ne budi lijena,uzela sam olovku i hrpu papira, te slijedom raznih ugovora i

Hrvatska je jako lijena kad je glasanje u pitanju, to je sigurno razlog.

Example sentence(s):

sta sam ja bogu skrivila kad moram imat dva bloga..... da... ova tu lijena buba me samo tjera da radim.... nista on nebi... sve ce mia... jelda ...
Znam ja što si rekla-imam blisku prijateljicu koja je gotovanka nad gotovankama i lijena buba koja samo priča kako se ubija od posla,

Reference: http://tonyfreestyle14.blog.hr/2007/09/1623178511/jo0o0o0oj-...
Reference: http://www.ringeraja.hr/forum/m_232375/mpage_22/key_/tm.htm#...

Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of:

Croatian

18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

trut

Explanation:
evo jos jedan prijedlog:
"lijen kao trut" sto je tipicna narodna izreka, a meni bi to i mama cesto rekla kad sam bila lijena, da sam kao trut.... e sad to sve ovisi i o kontekstu.
meni se svidja i "lijena buba"

ivanamdb
Local time: 14:39
Native speaker of:

Croatian,

English

2 days20 hrs confidence:

izvaljen na kauču ko vreća ( krumpira)

Explanation:

ja bih ovo ipak opisno, ako je moguće.

Lingua 5B
Local time: 15:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

Croatian
PRO pts in category: 8

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