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ja tebi vojvodo, ti meni serdare

English translation: Scratch my (dirty) back, and I'll scratch yours.

12:33 Feb 7, 2013
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
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Serbian term or phrase: ja tebi vojvodo, ti meni serdare
Kako bi se to prevelo na engleski?
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 01:24
English translation:Scratch my (dirty) back, and I'll scratch yours.
Explanation:
I would add "dirty" because it gets closer to the original meaning.
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Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Local time: 16:24
Grading comment
Hvala!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Scratch my (dirty) back, and I'll scratch yours.
Pavle Perencevic
4One hand washes the other.
Nenad Radosavljević


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Scratch my (dirty) back, and I'll scratch yours.


Explanation:
I would add "dirty" because it gets closer to the original meaning.

Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hvala!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mira Stepanovic: Mislim da je "dirty" suvišno, bar prema S-EN r. idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević; još jedna mogućnost: claw me and I'll claw thee (takođe prethodno navedena ref.)
39 mins
agree  PoveyTrans (X): With Mira - drop the dirty // not sure what I've missed - this is a 'set expression' so IMHO you'd have to have good reason by the context to add 'dirty'.
6 hrs
  -> You're missing the whole Serbian context thing. I did put it in parentheses though....
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
One hand washes the other.


Explanation:
Može i nešto kreativnije kao npr. :
1)You sing my praises, and I`ll sing yours,
2)You make me look good and I`ll make you look better,
3)Empty praises, false virtue,
4)Vanity breeds flattery.


Nenad Radosavljević
Serbia
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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