Dec 8, 2009 17:45
15 yrs ago
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English term
Karina Alexeeva
Utter, damned rot!
English to Romanian
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
The context in which the expression appears is this:
"Utter, damned rot!" said the president of the prestigious American Philosophical Society about Wegener's theory.
"Utter, damned rot!" said the president of the prestigious American Philosophical Society about Wegener's theory.
Proposed translations
(Romanian)
| 4 +4 | (Este) o prostie/dobitocie absoluta! |
Adina D
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| 4 +2 | vorbeste in dodii |
Claudia Coja
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| 4 +1 | O mare inepţie! |
Dasa Suciu
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Proposed translations
+4
14 hrs
Selected
(Este) o prostie/dobitocie absoluta!
Fiind vorba de "caracterizarea" teoriei, cred ca e mai potrivita aceasta traducere...
"Utter" este important in contextul dat deoarece amplifica sensul mesajului transmis - dezacord total fata de respectiva teorie (ca adjectiv, utter = total, absolut, cumplit). Am preferat sa las deoparte "damned," in romana ar schimba sensul...
"Utter" este important in contextul dat deoarece amplifica sensul mesajului transmis - dezacord total fata de respectiva teorie (ca adjectiv, utter = total, absolut, cumplit). Am preferat sa las deoparte "damned," in romana ar schimba sensul...
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
58 mins
Claudia Coja
Native in Romanian
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Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, German to Romanian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
vorbeste in dodii
to talk rot - (a vorbi in) dodii
http://www.dictionar.ro/index.php?sr=1&en=to
http://www.dictionarenglezroman.ro/dictionar/rot
cu varianta "vorbeste numai prostii"
fiind o expresie, cred ca "utter" ramane pe dinafara...
http://www.dictionar.ro/index.php?sr=1&en=to
http://www.dictionarenglezroman.ro/dictionar/rot
cu varianta "vorbeste numai prostii"
fiind o expresie, cred ca "utter" ramane pe dinafara...
+1
19 hrs
Dasa Suciu
Native in Romanian
My translation is research and creation.
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Romanian to English
O mare inepţie!
Cred că spune totul.
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