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zdravi bili pa videli

English translation: wait and see

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Serbian term or phrase:	zdravi bili pa videli
English translation:	wait and see
Entered by:	Cedomir Pusica

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14:49 Aug 4, 2009

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

Serbian term or phrase: zdravi bili pa videli

Molim vas ako znate za slicnu frazu koja se koristi u engleskom ili neko resenje... Hvala unapred!

Cedomir Pusica KudoZ activity Questions: 22 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 84 Serbia
Local time: 10:40

wait and see

Explanation:
Израз има смисао да ће можда потрајати док се то нешто не деси, али вриједи чекати/дочекати. „Wait and see“ је уобичајен израз на енглеском, а одражава смисао.

Selected response from:

Dejan Škrebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 10:40

Grading comment

Hvala!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

At least two possible meanings...

Pavle Perencevic

5 +3

wait and see

Dejan Škrebić

Answers

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

wait and see

Dejan Škrebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

Serbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 2

Grading comment

Hvala!

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

At least two possible meanings...

Explanation:
More context would be appreciated...

(1) You('d) better believe it, you (can) bet your sweet life

if the phrase means something along the lines of "I assure you what I/somebody else said is true".

(2) We just have to wait and see...

e.g. "Zdravi bili pa videli šta će se desiti" - "We just have to wait and see what happens."

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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-08-05 09:15:52 GMT)
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Pointing up the difference:

Živi bili pa videli da će da pobedi XY. - You can rest assured that XY will win.

Živi bili pa videli ko će da pobedi - Wait and see who will win.

Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of:

Serbian
PRO pts in category: 2

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hvala Pavle! Hteo sam i vama i Dejanu da dam po 2 kudoza, ali prihvata samo jedan odgovor... U svakom slucaju, znacenje koje mi je trebalo bilo je pod 2. Pozdrav!