hodíme Vás do vody

English translation: we'll throw you in at the deep end

13:05 Sep 12, 2011

Czech to English translations [PRO]
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Czech term or phrase: hodíme Vás do vody

a naučíme vás plavat

reklama na jazykovou školu

breadfly KudoZ activity Questions: 669 (6 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 38
Local time: 16:34

English translation:we'll throw you in at the deep end

Explanation:

.... and teach you to swim

Selected response from:

Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:34

Grading comment

super, tak to navrhl i můj marketingový tým, nechám tak
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

we will immerse you in the language

Scott Evan Andrews

5 +1

we'll throw you in at the deep end

Gerry Vickers

Let's plunge into water...

Lenka Mandryszová

we'll throw you into water... and teach you how to swim

Karel Kosman

we we'll submerge you into it and you'll come out swimingly

Hannah Geiger (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

Let's plunge into water...

Explanation:
and we will show you how to swim... "hodit do vody" mi pro překlad přijde docela tvrdé

Lenka Mandryszová
Czech Republic
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 16

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

we will immerse you in the language

Explanation:
...and teach you how to stay afloat. Leaving literal translation completely off the map in order to sound "marketingish" and sell a few slots at least....I've been immersed in a language myself and the only wetness is the sweat on your brow from the tests.

Scott Evan Andrews
United States
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of:

English

27 mins confidence:

we'll throw you into water... and teach you how to swim

Explanation:
yah, sounds rather literal translation but sounds okay to me in English as it implies how they will teach you. "Immerse into the language" sounds good but then you'd have to leave out "and teach you how to swim"

Karel Kosman
Czech Republic
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

we'll throw you in at the deep end

Explanation:

.... and teach you to swim

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+in+at+the+deep+end

Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:34
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

super, tak to navrhl i můj marketingový tým, nechám tak

5 hrs confidence:

we we'll submerge you into it and you'll come out swimingly

Explanation:
Just a play on idioms......

Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of:

Czech,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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