trece pe strada cu pas elastic

English translation: walks (down the street) with a spring in his step

17:17 Nov 30, 2006

Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Romanian term or phrase: trece pe strada cu pas elastic

In realitate, este un domn distins, care, acum, la 86 de ani, trece pe strada cu pas elastic.

Ramo 19 KudoZ activity Questions: 124 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 17:16

English translation:walks (down the street) with a spring in his step

Explanation:
An idiom which preserves the idea of "elastic".

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-11-30 19:58:06 GMT)
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Or there's also "bounce in his step".

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Peter Shortall
United Kingdom

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Summary of answers provided

2 +4

walks (down the street) with a spring in his step

Peter Shortall

3 +1

walks sprightly down the street

Bogdan Honciuc

walks along with a brisk step

Rodica Stefan

treading lively down the street

Florin Ular

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5 mins confidence:

treading lively down the street

Explanation:
O variantă...

Florin Ular
Romania
Local time: 17:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 32

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

walks sprightly down the street

Explanation:
I immediately thought of "sprightly"...

Bogdan Honciuc
Romania
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of:

Romanian

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

walks (down the street) with a spring in his step

Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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20 hrs confidence:

walks along with a brisk step

Explanation:
alta varianta

Rodica Stefan
Local time: 17:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 20

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English translation: walks (down the street) with a spring in his step

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