Miscellaneous (not lyrics) SR/CR/BH <-> EN Translations

kako se na srpskom kaže:

photographic memory
EDNOS (Eating disorder not otherwise specified)
to close a matter/topic (and not talk about it anymore)
to swear to secrecy
godsend
CPS (child protective services)
special education
caseworker
poster child
piggy back ride

Originally Posted by pthalo

kako se na srpskom kaže:

photographic memory
EDNOS (Eating disorder not otherwise specified)
to close a matter/topic (and not talk about it anymore)
to swear to secrecy
godsend
CPS (child protective services)
special education
caseworker
poster child
piggy back ride

Jedna varijanta:

photographic memory - fotografsko pamćenje
EDNOS (Eating disorder not otherwise specified) - poremećaj u ishrani
to close a matter/topic (and not talk about it anymore) - staviti kraj na (tu-neku) temu
to swear to secrecy - kunuti se u svetinju (u sve sveto)
godsend - dar s neba, božji dar
CPS (child protective services) - Centar za prava deteta, kod nas ili Institut ta zaštitu dece i omladine,
special education - posebno obrazovanje, specijalizovanje u
caseworker - socijalni radnik
poster child - dete sa reklame
piggy back ride - radije ćeš naići na izraz koji koristi glagol - zajahati nekoga

to swear to secrecy - - zakleti se na tajnost


And, poster child shouldn't be literally translated as it doesn't have the meaning in Serbian when said just like that and actually I have no idea what would be an equivalent in Serbian

poster child

(a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy")

hvala!

da li je "posebno obrazovanje" za decu koje imaju hendikepe? Na primer dobiju više vreme za ispite, ili ponekad su u posebnom razredu?


što se tiče zajahati nekoga, ako ja zajaham (ili kako se konjugira?) nekoga to znači da ja sam na njegovim leđima ili on je na mojim?

@spring: yes...and specifically, poster child has a negative connotation, because you become the image of that problem and stop being a person.

kako se kaže "drop in the bucket"?

We say "drop in the bucket" when something is good, but it's just a small good thing among so much bad that it's just a bagatelle

*poster child*
I will tell you if I think of an appropriate expression/word though I don't think such stuff is a big issue in Serbia and therefore, I believe we don't have the right word

*piggy back ride*
na krkače

Nositi nekoga na krkače (neko je na tvojim leđima)
Neko te nosi na krkače (ti si na necijim)

A nice sentence (not to confuse this with another nositi na ledjima):

"Deda me nosio na krkače. A sada me tata nosi na grbači"
"My grandpa used to give me piggyback rides. Now I'm my father's burden" (he has no income and lives on his father's expense)

Originally Posted by pthalo

kako se kaže "drop in the bucket"?

We say "drop in the bucket" when something is good, but it's just a small good thing among so much bad that it's just a bagatelle

I suppose it's
"kap u moru"

But it could be "šlag na torti"
Dan je bio tako grozan da je ova kiša došla kao šlag na torti.

though it can have a positive meaning too
Tekst je odličan a muzika kao šlag na torti

so, if no other words are there to indicate it's a tiny good thing on a pile of bad stuff, you might say "šlag na torti govana" LOL

Cool, thanks.

I'm not sure šlag na torti has the same meaning, though... that seems like it means something good on top of lots of good things or something small bad on top of lots of other bad things.

A drop in the bucket means... you're starving and you search the woods all day for food, but you only find a handful of strawberries, which are just a drop in the bucket.

It's good you find the strawberries, and they help you, but they don't help nearly enough, because you're still starving.

I edited lol
I think we'd say "to je samo kap u moru.. "

Example
jedna lepa rec samo je kap u moru gluposti koje je on u stanju da izgovori

yay to je izraz koju tražim

da li se kaže "u limbou" ili "u limbu"?

and what's the antonym (opposite) of devičanstvo?

+ mandatory reporting law?

+ rug burn (a red rash / skin irritation from being dragged across a carpet) (potok od trenja, možda?)

Znam šta je poster child, a to "sa reklame" zvuči možda neprikladno ako govorimo o nekoj humanitarnoj kampanji, jel. Ali ako pogledamo bolje, to je opet reklama, ne ona komercionalna. Ali mi nemamo naziv za to a i treba da proširimo možda značenja starih reči.

Da, na krkače, pogotovu se deca nose na krkače. Kad porasteš onda nekog jašeš, ili meni dođu te asocijacije (Sjaši Kurta da uzjaše Murta)

(Ne znam kako mi kažemo - kako se konjuguje? Koja je konjugacija...?Kako se konjugira je mislim hrvatski.)
Ja zajašem (nekog), neko nekog zajaše.

I ja sam mislila da je šlag na torti kao neki plus prego svega, kao kruna.
Ja koristim izraz "sreća u nesreći" ili "kao svetla tačka u ...."
kao kap u moru, kao zrno peska u pustinji i tako to... mislim da aludira na beznačajnost jedne stvari pored toliko drugih tj. istih stvari. Tako sam ja barem to shvatila.

"jedna lepa rec samo je kap u moru gluposti koje je on u stanju da izgovori"
Ne znam šta je autor tačno hteo da kaže, ali je ovo primedba više govori o autoru nego o osobi o kojoj priča.


Ovo izgleda nešto perverzno - rug burn
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=rug%20burn

limbo - sta od ovoga:
1. a situation in which you are not certain what to do next, cannot take action, etc., especially because you are waiting for sb else to make a decision:
His life seemed stuck in limbo; he could not go forward and he could not go back.
2. the state of being disregarded or forgotten
3. (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
4. a West Indian dance

mandatory reporting law of child abuse and neglect, pa ne znam kako se to kod nas kaže....

Originally Posted by ina

"jedna lepa rec samo je kap u moru gluposti koje je on u stanju da izgovori"
Ne znam šta je autor tačno hteo da kaže, ali je ovo primedba više govori o autoru nego o osobi o kojoj priča.


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Ina... to je samo recenica koju sam navela kao primer za "kap u moru" haha

A? Izvini ako je ovo bila moja kap u moru...

hvala!


rug burn ne mora da bude perverzno. Zavisi od kako to dobiješ.

hm.. .oderotina ?

haha nemam pojma

And about limbo...

limbo ['limbou] (-s) n
1. (rel.) predvorje pakla
2. (fig.) zaborav; to consign to ~ predati zaboravu

The definition of limbo that I was meaning was the one where you're sort in a place between one thing and another, where you're neither one or the other, but in some ways you're both.

Google has 347 results for "u limbu" and 20 for "u limbou"

oh dear...
I never used the word in my life but - the answer to your question is "limbu"

googled Example:
Godine nam prolaze u ovom čudnom limbu, nazad, kao, nećemo, napred, fakat, ne možemo

Regarding opposite of devičanstvo.. it took me a while to figure out the English antonym for virginity - unchastity

It could be - blud but.. it would be better if you first told me the English word that you have in mind lol

If I could have thought of an English word, I would've known what to look up in the dictionary... I eventually went with zrelost.