Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Slovak term or phrase:
sfetovať sa acetónom
English translation:
to get high on acetone
Slovak term
Slovakia
English-SLOVAK-English translations
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, Slovak to English
sfetovať sa acetónom
| 5 +3 | get high on/huff/sniff acetone |
Mike Gogulski
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Jun 13, 2011 18:40: Rad Graban (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Dalibor Uhlik, Hannah Geiger (X), Rad Graban (X)
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Proposed translations
Slovakia
Always better than just good enough
Native in: English
Works in: Slovak to English, English, Czech to English
Discussion
fetovať acetón / sfetovať sa acetónom: aky je rozdiel v tychto dvoch situaciach.
Ak sa niekto chce pridat, prosim... M.
so - sfetovať sa acetónom - is in my opinion - to get high on acetone (this sounds as a really true translation to me)
however
to sniff acetone - is in my opinion - fetovať acetón - not or not necessarily - sfetovať sa acetónom - although it may depend on the context
fetovat - neurcitok
sfetovať sa (niečim) - totalne sa sfetovať, podobne ako "sťať sa" (alkoholom) - hovor. expr. - veľmi sa opiť, do nemoty, úplne