Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
ukorijenio se
English translation:
was founded/established
Added to glossary by
mxstojki
May 6, 2011 12:49
13 yrs ago
Croatian term
ukorijenio se
Croatian to English
Other
Other
glagol
U središnjem dijeli Istre ukorijeno se grad ...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | was founded/established |
Mihailolja
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| 4 +1 | settled |
Vesna Maširević
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| 4 | lies |
Sanja Staklenac
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| 3 -1 | take root |
Tomislav Patarčić
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Mihailolja
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Путін хуйло = Putler is a dickhead
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Ukrainian to English, Croatian to English, Bosnian to English, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
was founded/established
Common terms used to describe the establishment/founding of a city, settlement etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
4 mins
Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Croatia
Native in Croatian
&
English
Works in field
Croatia
Native in Bankuage
Native in: English , Croatian
Works in: Croatian to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 15 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
take root
ne bih smio davati i ealternative, ali postoji i jednostavna verzija "to root",, pa kaže i "rooted".. onda bi išlo (možda, nemam osjećaj kako to zvuči) "stone rooted istrian town". Ukoliko baš mora biti ukorijenjeno, onda je ovo vrlo, vrlo blizu onome što tražite.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Lirka
: I don't think it is idiomatic. For instance, "got implanted" wouldn't work either :)
3 hrs
|
35 mins
Sanja Staklenac
Native in Croatian
Postgraduate Translation Specialist
Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
lies
Još jedan prijedlog, uz izbjegavanje doslovnog prijevoda. Ako je smješten na određenom mjestu, figurativno se i ukorijenio.
Example sentence:
lies the town of...
+1
5 hrs
Vesna Maširević
Serbia
Serbia
Works in field
Serbia
Economist ~ Business, Legal, IT, QA
Native in: Serbian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, Bosnian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
10
settled
Mislim da je to mozda najprikladnije ...
"a town called Koroit settled on Tower Hill’s northern slopes"
"a town called Koroit settled on Tower Hill’s northern slopes"
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