couch potato

Croatian translation: zgubidan

16:56 Apr 15, 2010
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: couch potato
Niki733
Local time: 07:49
Croatian translation:zgubidan
Explanation:
Samo prijedlog za ljenčinu koja se izležava pop cijele dane.

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Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 14:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3trut
ivanamdb
3 +3zgubidan
Kemal Mustajbegovic
4 +1lijena buba
Darko Kolega
3 +1gljiva
Tomislav Patarčić
3krmak
John Farebrother
3izvaljen na kauču ko vreća ( krumpira)
Lingua 5B
3 -1"kauč krumpir"
zoe1
1vreća krumpira
bonafide1313


  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
krmak


Explanation:
tako sam ja često čuo

John Farebrother
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sandra Milosavljevic-Rothe: krmak jest simpatično, ali po mom ukusu ipak previše uvredljivo
2 hrs
  -> hvala na savjetu

neutral  bonafide1313: ehehe, vi ste jako dobro čuli:)), ni sama ne nalazim trenutačno bolji izraz nego da se neko izležava kao prase ili krmača :), no slažem se sa sandrom da je malo "prejako"
5 hrs
  -> hvala

neutral  Darko Kolega: da, to mi zvuči kao jeddan poziv da se posjeti Dalmaciju ljeti, jer ćete tamo biti k'o bubreg u loju (čitaj: dobro se osjećati)
13 hrs
  -> hvala na pozivu, među švabama ha?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gljiva


Explanation:
gljiva je širi pojam, kao i gljivarenje. padaju mi još mnogi pežorativni na pamet, ali čini mi se da ne smijemo davati više od jednog prijedloga. Šteta, jer ovaj je tako inspirativan.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian

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agree  bonafide1313
2 days 3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
"kauč krumpir"


Explanation:
http://www.manager.hr/naslovnica/item/kauc-krumpir-generacij...
Couch potato
A couch potato refers to a person who spends most of his or her free time sitting or lying on a couch. This stereotype often refers to lazy and overweight men who watch a lot of television, sometimes in their underwear and sometimes drinking beer. Generally speaking, the term refers to a lifestyle in which children or adults don't get enough physical activity.



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Koliko smo postali tjelesni neaktivni govori i podatak da postoji i izraz za osobe koje uglavnom sjede i vrlo malo se kreću: „couch potato" odnosno „kauč krumpir osobe

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Babylon Dictionary

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http://www.ebizmags.com/internet-tv-pogled-u-buducnost/

zoe1
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat, Native in SerbianSerbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sandra Milosavljevic-Rothe: svaka čast babylon dictionariju, ali ovo je baš bez veze
24 mins
  -> Pa, možda je bez veze, ali imate puno ref na net-u . Čini se da je već prihvaćen termin..
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
vreća krumpira


Explanation:

... svakako nije rješenje, al kad smo već kod krumpira:)

bonafide1313
Croatia
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
zgubidan


Explanation:
Samo prijedlog za ljenčinu koja se izležava pop cijele dane.

Srdačno!

Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 14:49
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Milosavljevic-Rothe: obo je dobro, pogađa smisao i pristojno zvuči
2 hrs

neutral  Darko Kolega: smatram da engl. izraz ima šire okvire (zgubidan ne radi ništa) - ovi krumpiri su lijeni i tromi - može biti pojedinac (a i šira masa društva)
3 hrs

agree  Dejan Škrebić: ili "danguba"
7 hrs

agree  Mirna Herman Baletić
10 hrs

agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
13 hrs

neutral  Lingua 5B: zgubidan može biti i mršava osoba koja se ne izležava na kauču ispred TVa. Ne vidim vezu s couch potato-m. Zgubidan samo znači da traći vrijeme, na bilo koji način.
2 days 10 hrs

disagree  mlautar: isto sto kaze i Lingua: zgubidan može biti bilo koja osoba koja ne radi nista, sto ne znači da je "couch potato".
3 days 7 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lijena buba


Explanation:
troma, lijena, neaktivna osoba (prema engl.-hrv. frazeološkom riječniku, Školska knjiga)

pr1: With the number of people exercising falling by the daay, are we turning into a generation of couch potatoes?

pr2: The latest technology being developed in America will allow Americans to vote from the comfort of their own home. Since it will eliminate the need to go to the polling station, the new technology will be readily embraced by the nation's couch potatoes.

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buba (bubica) mi više godi, jer se svi nađemo u ovakvoj ulozi - bolje zvuči od krmka i sl. beštija (možda i od zgubidana, koji ama baš ništa ne radi) - ovaj frazem nosi misao o tromosti i bezvoljnosti, koja se najčešće oslikava "ugnježđenjem u kauču ispred TV-a" (mada je i to samo slikovita predodžba); smatram da su ovi iz Školske knjige, bar kod ovog prijedloga prijevoda, napravili dobar posao (pogotovo dobrim primjerima)

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*... i to malo me razveseli i potakne na nove pothvate. Sad i ja pokušavam biti lijena na njen način .... buba.
*Al lijena buba neće radit. "To je puno posla. Tko će to napravit. Ne treba to." I slično. Pa ga skoro svake večeri moram stišavat. Sve u svemu, napredujemo.
***Evo i konacno se i ja slazem sa Locom, Balaban je lijena buba, koja ima potencijala, i moze zabijati Cibaliji i takvima, ali onda ga Aston Villa ladno ...

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Možda mi je nešto promaklo ali molim upućene da to izvuku iz zakona pa da ja lijena buba vidim o ćemu se zapravo radi. ...

Pa da, kad se popnem i udobno smjestim, netko konju ckne jezikom c c c c!", odgovori prijateljeva lijena buba i gurne cudotvornu ribu natrag u more. ...

>znam da sam lijena buba pisati,ali pratim sto vi pisete

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zato sto je gu****bila lijena da zamijeni lijevi amortizer kojeg ...

Ne budi lijena,uzela sam olovku i hrpu papira, te slijedom raznih ugovora i

Hrvatska je jako lijena kad je glasanje u pitanju, to je sigurno razlog.

Example sentence(s):
  • sta sam ja bogu skrivila kad moram imat dva bloga..... da... ova tu lijena buba me samo tjera da radim.... nista on nebi... sve ce mia... jelda ...
  • Znam ja što si rekla-imam blisku prijateljicu koja je gotovanka nad gotovankama i lijena buba koja samo priča kako se ubija od posla,

    Reference: http://tonyfreestyle14.blog.hr/2007/09/1623178511/jo0o0o0oj-...
    Reference: http://www.ringeraja.hr/forum/m_232375/mpage_22/key_/tm.htm#...
Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bonafide1313
1 day 15 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
trut


Explanation:
evo jos jedan prijedlog:
"lijen kao trut" sto je tipicna narodna izreka, a meni bi to i mama cesto rekla kad sam bila lijena, da sam kao trut.... e sad to sve ovisi i o kontekstu.
meni se svidja i "lijena buba"

ivanamdb
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bonafide1313
1 day 10 hrs
  -> hvala

agree  Lingua 5B: trut implicira tromost i debljinu, dobro rješenje.
2 days 1 hr
  -> hvala (u biti moram zahvalit mami... :D )

agree  mlautar: ovo je za sada najbolje rješenje - trut stvarno implicira karakteristike onoga sto fraza "couch potato" sadrži...
2 days 23 hrs
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
izvaljen na kauču ko vreća ( krumpira)


Explanation:

ja bih ovo ipak opisno, ako je moguće.



Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 8
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