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iz supljeg u prazno

English translation: watering a stake

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Serbian term or phrase:	iz supljeg u prazno
English translation:	watering a stake
Entered by:	Milan Djukić

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08:54 Oct 17, 2010

Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics

Serbian term or phrase: iz supljeg u prazno

Vlast je na ove događaje reagovala po principu „presipanja iz šupljeg u prazno“,

Aleksandar Skobic KudoZ activity Questions: 216 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 380 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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watering a stake

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to water a stake

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Milan Djukić
Serbia
Local time: 13:48

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watering a stake

Milan Djukić

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drop a bucket into an empty well

xxxAribas

flog a dead horse

zoe1

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watering a stake

Explanation:
to water a stake

Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=7PMZJqSR4sAC&pg=PA612&lpg=P...

Milan Djukić
Serbia
Local time: 13:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4

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48 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: drop a bucket into an empty well

Reference information:
Овај енглески идиом у данашње време није више тако учестао, али је у неколико погледа најближи српском.

Друге могућности су дате у разним речницима код појма некорисности, неупотребљивости (inutility).

xxxAribas
Serbia
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

Hungarian

1 hr

Reference: flog a dead horse

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flogging_a_dead_horse
Još jedna mogućnost.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-17 10:10:51 GMT)
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Flogging a dead horse (beating a dead horse)

zoe1
Native speaker of:

Serbo-Croat,

Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Nov 5, 2010 - Changes made by Milan Djukić:
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