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push yourself beyond your limits

Croatian translation: pomicati svoje granice

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English term or phrase:push yourself beyond your limits
Croatian translation:pomicati svoje granice
Entered by: dkalinic

20:19 Oct 20, 2012
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: push yourself beyond your limits
You push yourself beyond your limits every time you hit the gym.

Meni pada na pamet "prelaziš svoje svoje granice". Ima li netko neku bolju ideju.
sazo
Croatia
Local time: 14:07
pomicati svoje granice
Explanation:
Kada idem u teretanu, pomičem svoje granice, dakle radim sve teže vježbe.
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dkalinic
Local time: 14:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3pomicati svoje granice
dkalinic
5tjerati se preko vlastitih granica
Davor Ivic
4ići iznad svojih granica
LogosART
3 -1pomerati svoje granice
Dusan Miljkovic
1preforsirati se
Tomislav Patarčić


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preforsirati se


Explanation:
to je jedno što mi pada na pamet "nadrasti samoga sebe" nije to, jednostavno nedostaje ta nota osjećaja da si dao sve do sebe, pa još i više i da sada osjećaš neku negativnu posljedicu.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pomerati svoje granice


Explanation:
Ja kad idem u teretanu ja 'pomeram svoje granice', sve vece tezine, sve vise ponavljanja :D

Dusan Miljkovic
Serbia
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian

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disagree  dkalinic: Pomerati nije hrvatski.
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ići iznad svojih granica


Explanation:
Predlažem

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Note added at 16 mins (2012-10-20 20:35:47 GMT)
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE
To make sure that you do not expend yourself beyond your limits …
Dakle važno je ne ići iznad svojih granica …


LogosART
Croatia
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Dutch
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pomicati svoje granice


Explanation:
Kada idem u teretanu, pomičem svoje granice, dakle radim sve teže vježbe.

dkalinic
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Croatian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dusan Miljkovic
2 hrs
  -> Hvala, Dušane.
agree  Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
19 hrs
  -> Hvala.
agree  Ivana Kahle: Da, to je to.
21 hrs
  -> Hvala, Ivana.
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tjerati se preko vlastitih granica


Explanation:
po meni ovako...

Davor Ivic
Croatia
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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