Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
\"Car je posran\" (citat)
English translation:
\" The Emperor is crapped all over\" \"Flies were shitting on the Lord Emperor\"
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Martina Pokupec (X)
Mar 19, 2013 06:09
11 yrs ago
Croatian term
"Car je posran" (citat)
Croatian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Prvo, isprike na ružnoj riječi no radi se o citatu s aluzijom na Dobrog vojnika Švejka Jaroslava Hašeka.
Prevodim znanstveni članak u kojem se ogoljele činjenice povezuju s Andersenovim citatom "Car je gol", pa u fus noti imam:
"Prof. Perišin ide i dalje i prihvaća tvrdnju Dobrog vojnika Švejka, koji parafrazira Andersena, pa kaže „Car je posran“. To možda i najbolje odgovara ogoljelim činjenicama, a koje vide samo oni koji su najiskreniji, a to su mala djeca".
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Prevodim znanstveni članak u kojem se ogoljele činjenice povezuju s Andersenovim citatom "Car je gol", pa u fus noti imam:
"Prof. Perišin ide i dalje i prihvaća tvrdnju Dobrog vojnika Švejka, koji parafrazira Andersena, pa kaže „Car je posran“. To možda i najbolje odgovara ogoljelim činjenicama, a koje vide samo oni koji su najiskreniji, a to su mala djeca".
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" The Emperor is crapped all over"
od vulg. kolokvijalne fraze koja se koristi u prenesenom značenju i kad želimo nekoga ili nešto obezvrijediti
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2013-03-20 12:32:37 GMT)
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odnosno, još bolje: ...is full of shit
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2013-03-20 12:32:37 GMT)
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odnosno, još bolje: ...is full of shit
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there is shit on the emperor (Tzar)
reffering to "there are no clothes on the same" therofore he is naked, or in this case shitted over
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Croatian term (edited):
\"Car je posran\" (citat)
The Emperor is beshitted!
From phrase:'The Emperor is naked'.
This 'beshitted' is one way to say it as well.
This 'beshitted' is one way to say it as well.
Reference:
3 days 8 hrs
the emperor is covered in shit
možda bi moglo i ovo, ovisno o kontekstu.
Discussion
"Bretschneider quietly stared across the deserted pub. After a while, he said out loud:
"At one time, a picture of our Lord Emperor used to hang here. Right over there where that mirror is now." Yeah, you’re right," said Palivec, "it used to hang there. And the flies kept shitting on it, so, I put it in the attic."
Malo kasnije Bretschneider privodi Paliveca: ""Don’t let it make you feel too bad," Švejk said, attempting to console him. "I’m being taken in for high treason." "But why me?" lamented Mr. Palivec. "I was so careful." Bretschneider flashed a wry smile, then victoriously stated: "You’re going in because you said that the flies were shitting on the Lord Emperor."