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wet behind the ears

Serbo-Croat translation: balavac (m), balavica (f)

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English term or phrase:	wet behind the ears
Serbo-Croat translation:	balavac (m), balavica (f)
Entered by:	Tamara Sinobad

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14:06 Oct 30, 2005

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English term or phrase: wet behind the ears

just heard it somewhere

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balavac, balavica

Explanation:
when someone is inexperienced or immature we say
balavac (male)
balavica (female)

Selected response from:

Tamara Sinobad
Serbia
Local time: 12:32

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +6

balavac, balavica

Tamara Sinobad

5 +5

još miriše na majèino mlijeko

Amra Đapo (damra)

5 +3

zelen iza usiju

Nataša Čubrilović

5 +1

neiskusan

Gordana Smith

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

još miriše na majèino mlijeko

Explanation:
it means that the person is still young

Amra Đapo (damra)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 12:32
Native speaker of:

Bosnian,

Croatian

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

neiskusan

Explanation:
mislim da se to kaze za nekog ko je naivan, neiskusan

Gordana Smith
United States
Local time: 06:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Serbo-Croat,

Bosnian
PRO pts in category: 28

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

zelen iza usiju

Explanation:
za nekoga ko je mlad i neiskusan

Nataša Čubrilović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 12:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

Bosnian
PRO pts in category: 12

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

balavac, balavica

Explanation:
when someone is inexperienced or immature we say
balavac (male)
balavica (female)

Tamara Sinobad
Serbia
Local time: 12:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian
PRO pts in category: 32

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