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Czech translation: dva palce / pět čísel (5 cm)


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20:23 Jan 25, 2010
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: two inch
This is the ad that alters the life of the unemployed 28 year old who still lives at home, Dave Peck. In his struggle to share his find with the world, Dave's surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbours: an old man and his disgruntled guardian angel, a magician in debt, a bewitching woman who likes her men extra smooth, a broken hearted man who befriends a group of hard partying two inch tall students, and a little boy who sets his piggy bank free. Their stories are woven together, examining the post-modern meaning of hope. Děkuji
seraalice
Local time: 19:19
Czech translation:dva palce / pět čísel (5 cm)
Explanation:
Vzhledem k tomu, že se tam píše "his unusual neighbours", bych se nebál to brát doslova.

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-25 20:31:44 GMT)
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Vyhledávač odkazuje na tohle video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HDTVU
Podívejte se na cca 0:56 - mrňouskové na gramofonové desce...? :)
(Je tam i růžové prasátko...)

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-01-25 20:33:58 GMT)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIK41_lgaPI
Tady to máte i s textem kontextu :) (viz možnost "další informace" ve sloupci vpravo).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-25 22:40:10 GMT)
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Volněji mě napadlo taky "mrňaví".
Selected response from:

Tomas Mosler
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:19
Grading comment
Děkuji za pomoc a přeji příjemný víkend.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4dva palce / pět čísel (5 cm)
Tomas Mosler
5mrňaví pěticentimetroví studenti
jdubsky
5 -1dva couly
Martina Márkus
4trpasličí (dvoupalcoví)
jankaisler
3 +1zakrslí
Dalibor Uhlik
3dvou palcoví
Martin Kucmercik


Discussion entries: 1





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
zakrslí


Explanation:
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Dalibor Uhlik
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jana Kinská: souhlasim, v tomhle pripade se hodi volnejsi preklad, na presnem cisle tolik nezalezi. zakrslí, miniaturní, maličcí atd.
1 hr
  -> Děkuju, moje řeč, nebo taky pidistudenti :o)
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
dva couly


Explanation:
I tohle se používá, ale spíše pokud se jedná o trubky /trubka dvoucolka/.

Martina Márkus
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jana Kinská: prilis doslovne
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dva palce / pět čísel (5 cm)


Explanation:
Vzhledem k tomu, že se tam píše "his unusual neighbours", bych se nebál to brát doslova.

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-01-25 20:31:44 GMT)
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Vyhledávač odkazuje na tohle video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HDTVU
Podívejte se na cca 0:56 - mrňouskové na gramofonové desce...? :)
(Je tam i růžové prasátko...)

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-01-25 20:33:58 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIK41_lgaPI
Tady to máte i s textem kontextu :) (viz možnost "další informace" ve sloupci vpravo).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-01-25 22:40:10 GMT)
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Volněji mě napadlo taky "mrňaví".

Tomas Mosler
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Děkuji za pomoc a přeji příjemný víkend.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zbynek Taborsky: Myslím, že "Dave's surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbours:" dovoluje snad vše :)
3 mins
  -> Díky, Zbyňku!

agree  Martina Márkus
31 mins
  -> Díky, Martino!

agree  Marek Buchtel
2 hrs
  -> Díky, Marku!

agree  Hannah Geiger
3 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trpasličí (dvoupalcoví)


Explanation:
x

jankaisler
Local time: 19:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 16
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3 days17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mrňaví pěticentimetroví studenti


Explanation:
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jdubsky
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dvou palcoví


Explanation:
Vzhledem k povaze a stylu textu (befriend, disgruntled, bewitching ...) by se mi líbilo použít překlad "dvou palcoví studenti". Samozřejmě nezáleží na přesném vyjádření velikosti a dalo by se říci mrňaví, zakrslí, pidistudenti apod. Ale pro osobu, která neví o co se jedná, by překlad mrňavý nebo zakrslý mohl implikovat velikost např. 100 cm. A zde se skutečně jedná o 10 centimotrové pidistudenty :-)


    Reference: http://www.9dollars99movie.com/
Martin Kucmercik
Local time: 19:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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