stakleno zvono

English translation: ivory tower

12:50 Mar 15, 2004

Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Serbian term or phrase: stakleno zvono

"sta cete, ne zivim ni ja pod staklenim zvonom, od necega se mora zivjeti"
- dio teksta o korupciji, ili "lame excuse" nekog ko je "uhvacen na djelu"

Mirjana Gacanovic KudoZ activity Questions: 358 (4 open) (21 without valid answers) Answers: 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 04:00

English translation:ivory tower

Explanation:
at least this is how I understand it

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Note added at 2 hrs 43 mins (2004-03-15 15:33:54 GMT)
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A place or attitude of retreat, especially preoccupation with lofty, remote, or intellectual considerations rather than practical everyday life.

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Fiona Koscak
Canada
Local time: 22:00

Grading comment

"ivory tower" a place or situation where people retreat from unpleasant realities of everyday life and pretend that these do not exist: "live in an ivory tower", "lead an ivory-tower existence" (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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4 +4

ivory tower

Fiona Koscak

3 +1

The Bell Jar

Nedzad Selmanovic

Not born with a silver spoon in his mouth

Veronica Prpic Uhing

firm will

KRAT (X)

Discussion entries: 1

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

ivory tower

Fiona Koscak
Canada
Local time: 22:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Croatian,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

The Bell Jar

Explanation:
target term je naslov knjige, koji je preveden kao Stakleno Zvono. Eh, još kad bi se dati termin mogao upotrijebiti i u ovom slučaju.....

Reference: http://www.educeth.ch/english/readinglist/plaths/
Reference: http://www.knjiznica-krizevci.hr/ekatalog/prikaz.asp

Nedzad Selmanovic
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bosnian,

Serbo-Croat

7 hrs confidence:

Not born with a silver spoon in his mouth

Explanation:
Nije isti prevod ali znacenje je slicno - upotrebljava se u USA u smislu da nismo svi rodjeni bogati

Pa vidite jel vam se to uklapa

What is the meaning of the phrase " Born with a silver spoon in your mouth"

From the archives:

BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN HIS MOUTH -- "The earliest spoons were made of wood, the word 'spoon,' in fact, deriving from the Anglo-Saxon 'spon,' 'a chip of wood.' Until the last century most people used pewter spoons, but traditionally, especially among the wealthy, godparents have given the gift of a silver spoon to their godchildren at christening ceremonies. The custom is centuries old throughout Europe." From the "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997). "Every man is not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Not everybody is born to wealth. A silver spoon is a traditional gift given by godparents when the baby is born; not everybody can afford a silver spoon. The proverb is in Peter Motteux's translation (1712) of Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' (1605-15). First attested in the United States in the 'Adams Family Correspondence' (1780). The proverb is found in varying forms: Every man is not born with a silver spoon, let alone a gold one; A lot of people were born with silver spoons in their mouths.State Treasurer Ann Richards of Texas in a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 1988 humorously changed the proverb by suggesting that George Bush was 'born with a silver foot in his mouth.'." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

Reference: http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/12/messages/931.html

Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Croatian

2036 days confidence:

firm will

Explanation:
staklo=firm, solid,

KRAT (X)
Local time: 05:00
Native speaker of: Creek

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