This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Serbian to English
  3. Other

Zagazdeo

English translation: made it big/became the big cheese

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Serbian term or phrase:Zagazdeo
English translation:made it big/became the big cheese
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

11:11 Feb 12, 2022
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Other / politics
Serbian term or phrase: Zagazdeo
Za njega, koji kontroliše sve u svom gradu, južnjačkim dijalektom bih rekao da je "zagazdeo".
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 08:13
made it big/became the big cheese
Explanation:
This is not a bad solution if you are looking for a more informal expression, a bit like in the source. It also implies success/power beyond mere affluence, which fits in well with the fact that this person "controls everything in their town", besides being rich.
Selected response from:

Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Grading comment
Hvala!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5enriched himself
Milan Nesic
4made it big/became the big cheese
Elio Verbanac


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
enriched himself


Explanation:
"enrich
verb
uk /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/ us /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
to make something or someone richer"

"make (someone) wealthy or wealthier."

"zagazditi se R (pf.) to become wealthy"
Morton Benson, Srpskohrvatsko-engleski rečnik, Prosveta, Beograd, str. 722.


Example sentence(s):
  • "He claimed that the large stores were enriching themselves at the expense of their customers"
  • "make (someone) wealthy or wealthier. "top party members had enriched themselves"

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enrich
    https://www.google.com/search?q=enrich&sxsrf=APq-WBvH1jwAKGROT3nt0Lns6EcyvK_FeA%3A1644668132732&source=hp&ei=5KQHYuqXKsqSlwT-34XYBw&iflsig=A
Milan Nesic
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 days 39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
made it big/became the big cheese


Explanation:
This is not a bad solution if you are looking for a more informal expression, a bit like in the source. It also implies success/power beyond mere affluence, which fits in well with the fact that this person "controls everything in their town", besides being rich.

Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Hvala!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search