"If you pay peanuts you get monkeys"

Romanian translation: cât dai, atâta face

09:58 Mar 8, 2004

English to Romanian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: "If you pay peanuts you get monkeys"

Sensul este clar, dar nu-mi vine in minte nici o expresie echivalenta sau o adaptare mai fidela originalului... Poate ma ajutati cu putina imaginatie.

Va multumesc.

Rodica Levitchi

Romanian translation:cât dai, atâta face

Explanation:
Sau "Cât plăteşti, atât primeşti".

Selected response from:

Irene S.
Local time: 00:23

Grading comment

Toate sugestiile voastre mi-au fost de folos. Pana la urma, nu am fortat expresia si am pe ideea "la asa pret - asa marfa", caci se potrivea mai bine contextului.

Va multumesc tuturor!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

cât dai, atâta face

Irene S.

4 +1

cine e scump la tarate e ieftin la faina/malai

Cristian Nicolaescu

atata platesti, de-atata primesti

Dan Marasescu

4 -1

După plată şi răsplată

varadinum tr (X)

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

If you pay peanuts you get monkeys După plată şi răsplată

Explanation:
Succes!

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-03-08 10:03:28 GMT)
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sau \"După cum îţi aşterni, aşa şi dormi\"

varadinum tr (X)
Local time: 02:23

58 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

cât dai, atâta face

Explanation:
Sau "Cât plăteşti, atât primeşti".

Irene S.
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Toate sugestiile voastre mi-au fost de folos. Pana la urma, nu am fortat expresia si am pe ideea "la asa pret - asa marfa", caci se potrivea mai bine contextului.

Va multumesc tuturor!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cine e scump la tarate e ieftin la faina/malai

Explanation:
sau simplu;

scump la tarate si ieftin la faina/malai

o alta varianta
La omul sarac nici boii nu trag

Cristian Nicolaescu
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of:

Romanian

1 hr confidence:

atata platesti, de-atata primesti

Explanation:
-

Dan Marasescu
Romania
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12

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