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mažoretke

English translation: (drum) majorette

13:41 Dec 15, 2008
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore
Serbian term or phrase: mažoretke
ucesnice parade ili karnevala. da li neko zna prevod na engleski ili na nemacki?
pozdrav i hvala,
vukan
Vukan Mihailovic de Deo (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:46
English translation:(drum) majorette
Explanation:
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Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 01:46
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10(drum) majorette
Sherefedin MUSTAFA
5 +1majorettes
Goga82
5 +1cheerleader / die Cheerleaderin
linguaeurasica
5 +1Majoretten
Predrag Loncar


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
(drum) majorette


Explanation:
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Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian, Native in MacedonianMacedonian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goran Tasic
0 min
  -> Hvala.
agree  Goga82: preduhitrio si me :), ali da to je to!
1 min
  -> Hvala.
agree  Bogdan Petrovic
2 mins
  -> Hvala.
agree  Milica Maravić
2 mins
  -> Hvala.
agree  mita
42 mins
  -> Hvala.
agree  Dragan Novakovic: Bez sumnje: "A female drum-major (drum-major 1 c); a girl who leads or takes part in a parade or the like, twirling a baton, etc." (OED)
56 mins
  -> Hvala Dragane.
agree  rainbowns
1 hr
  -> Hvala.
agree  Mira Stepanovic: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drum majorette
18 hrs
  -> Hvala Miro.
agree  Kristina Kolic
1 day 1 hr
  -> Hvala.
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
5 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
majorettes


Explanation:
that's it!


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorettes
Goga82
United States
Native speaker of: Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sherefedin MUSTAFA
1 min
  -> Hvala! :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cheerleader / die Cheerleaderin


Explanation:
This is the most common term in English nowadays / in German it is the same

linguaeurasica
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Bulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TranslatorBS (X): true, in US English, the term " majorette" is not known, it is related to Euro culture.
8 mins
  -> Thanks!
neutral  Mira Stepanovic: I'm sorry, cheerleader is someting quite different: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cheerleader a person who leads a crowd in cheers, usually at sports events
18 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Majoretten


Explanation:
Majorette f. (-,-n) - Hrvatsko ili srpsko njemački rečnik - Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

U zagradi su dati nastavci za genitiv singulara i nominativ plurala.

Predrag Loncar
Serbia
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Serbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sherefedin MUSTAFA
15 mins
  -> Hvala
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