Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
pomoću štapa i kanapa
English translation:
in a makeshift manner
Added to glossary by
Mira Stepanovic
Sep 30, 2012 06:28
11 yrs ago
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Serbian term
Serbia
Simultaneous and Written translation
Native in: Serbian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, French to Serbian, and 4 more.
pomoću štapa i kanapa
Serbian to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Uslovi u laboratoriji su bili teški i bili smo primorani da se snalazimo pomoću štapa i kanapa.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | in a makeshift manner |
Mira Stepanovic
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| 4 | see sentence |
Daryo
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| 4 | On a wing and a prayer |
lucreziabg
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Change log
Oct 5, 2012 06:52: Mira Stepanovic Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Serbia
Scientific & Tech. translator, Engineer
Native in: Serbian 
, Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, Serbian to English, and 11 more.
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in a makeshift manner
ili to improvise
pomoću štapa i kanapa - improvizovano - in a single, crude fashion - in a makeshift manner
Kad nemamo instrumente, izvešćemo to nekako pomoću štapa i kanapa. - As we have no instruments, we'll have to do it in a makeshift manner
ref. Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeshift
A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
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http://www.eudict.com/?lang=en2eng&word=do something in make...
do something in makeshift manner - jury-rig
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jury-rig...
jury-rigged
Definitions
adjective
(mainly nautical) set up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear
Usage examples
Lighting is a problem: Glasgow already has one generator out, with another jury-rigged , and now she has another badly damaged.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jury-rig
ju·ry-rig (jr-rg)
tr.v. ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging, ju·ry-rigs
To rig or assemble for temporary emergency use; improvise: The survivors of the wreck jury-rigged some fishing gear.
pomoću štapa i kanapa - improvizovano - in a single, crude fashion - in a makeshift manner
Kad nemamo instrumente, izvešćemo to nekako pomoću štapa i kanapa. - As we have no instruments, we'll have to do it in a makeshift manner
ref. Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeshift
A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-09-30 08:19:36 GMT)
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http://www.eudict.com/?lang=en2eng&word=do something in make...
do something in makeshift manner - jury-rig
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jury-rig...
jury-rigged
Definitions
adjective
(mainly nautical) set up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear
Usage examples
Lighting is a problem: Glasgow already has one generator out, with another jury-rigged , and now she has another badly damaged.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jury-rig
ju·ry-rig (jr-rg)
tr.v. ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging, ju·ry-rigs
To rig or assemble for temporary emergency use; improvise: The survivors of the wreck jury-rigged some fishing gear.
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Comment: "hvala!"
17 hrs
see sentence
"Uslovi u laboratoriji su bili teški i bili smo primorani da se snalazimo pomoću štapa i kanapa."
"... and we were forced to make do with cobbled-up equipment"
From the context, "pomoću štapa i kanapa" refers clearly to laboratory equipement, i.e. the ST means "da se snalazimo sa sklepanom/skrpljenom opremom"
"... and we were forced to make do with cobbled-up equipment"
From the context, "pomoću štapa i kanapa" refers clearly to laboratory equipement, i.e. the ST means "da se snalazimo sa sklepanom/skrpljenom opremom"
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On a wing and a prayer
If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it hoping that you will succeed although you are not prepared enough for it.
Example sentence:
With scarcely any funding and a staff of six, they operate on a wing and a prayer.
Reference comments
34 mins
Grzegorz Mizera
Estonia
Estonia
Estonia
Põld? Pole. On küll!
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Estonian to Polish, English to Polish, Polish to English, and 4 more.
Reference:
by hook or by crook
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
Mira Stepanovic
: To bi bilo "milom ili silom", ref. gore navedeni rečnik; http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/by hook or by crook if you intend to do something by hook or by crook, you are determined not to let anything stop you doing it and are ready to use any methods
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Daryo
: or as Malcolm X would say "by whatever means necessary"; but that's not "pomoću štapa i kanapa"
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V&M Stanković
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Works in field
Serbia
Sci/tech/leg. translators & Court transl
Native in: Serbian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, English to Serbo-Croat, and 5 more.
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2
Reference:
Kovačević Ž, Srpsko-engleski frazeološki rečnik
pomoću štapa i kanapa
in a makeshift/rough-and-ready/improvised manner * rigged-up
The campers slept in a lean-to made in a makeshift manner.
She has a rough-and-ready method for calculating how long it takes for meat and cook.
Tom rigged up a small cabin out of old lumber.
in a makeshift/rough-and-ready/improvised manner * rigged-up
The campers slept in a lean-to made in a makeshift manner.
She has a rough-and-ready method for calculating how long it takes for meat and cook.
Tom rigged up a small cabin out of old lumber.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Mira Stepanovic
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| agree |
PoveyTrans (X)
: I would go for 'improvised manner' in this particular case - it is neutral in terms of register and makeshift would imply that something is being made/constructed rather than arranged in a certain way.
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