Room to swing a cat

Latvian translation: nav kur adatai nokrist

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English term or phrase:Room to swing a cat
Latvian translation:nav kur adatai nokrist
Entered by: Jana Teteris

16:49 Mar 9, 2005
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Room to swing a cat
Šis ir angļu izteiciens, kuru NAV jātulko burtiski! Doma tāda, ka telpa ir pārāk šaura un nav pietiekami daudz vietas apgriezties tajā. Vai latviešu valodā ir kaut kāds līdzīgs metafors (nb. atkārtoju, ka neiet runa par kaķiem!)
Jana Teteris
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:38
nav kur adatai nokrist
Explanation:

http://www.idioms.ru/?q=node/708

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kā siļķes mucā

Google:

> Jūs meklējāt: \"kā siļķes mucā\". Rezultāti 1 - 20 no aptuveni 27.

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Note added at 12 hrs 32 mins (2005-03-10 05:21:26 GMT)
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> KRIEVU-LATVIEŠU VARDNĪCA
> LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA
> II
> Sējumā ir ap 41000 vārdu
> RĪGA 1959

> ’įėīźī
> ’įėīźó ķåćäå óļąńņü
> nav kur adatai nokrist

1049. lappuse
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Igor Kreknin
Local time: 15:38
Grading comment
Paldies!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2nav kur apgriezties
Ines Burrell
4 +1nav kur adatai nokrist
Igor Kreknin


Discussion entries: 3





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
room to swing a cat
nav kur apgriezties


Explanation:
nav kur apgriezties

Ta parasti saka par telpam.

Ines Burrell
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Igor Kreknin
4 mins
  -> Paldies, Igor!

agree  Uldis Liepkalns
7 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
room to swing a cat
nav kur adatai nokrist


Explanation:

http://www.idioms.ru/?q=node/708

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-03-09 17:06:27 GMT)
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kā siļķes mucā

Google:

> Jūs meklējāt: \"kā siļķes mucā\". Rezultāti 1 - 20 no aptuveni 27.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 12 hrs 32 mins (2005-03-10 05:21:26 GMT)
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> KRIEVU-LATVIEŠU VARDNĪCA
> LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA
> II
> Sējumā ir ap 41000 vārdu
> RĪGA 1959

> ’įėīźī
> ’įėīźó ķåćäå óļąńņü
> nav kur adatai nokrist

1049. lappuse

Igor Kreknin
Local time: 15:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Paldies!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ines Burrell: Silķes mucā ir tad, kad tramvajā iekāpt nevar. Telpas parasti nav tik mazas.
14 mins
  -> ja kāda istaba ir paredzēta diviem cilvekiem, bet tājā dzīvo, piemēram, 3 vai 4 cilveki, es varu teikt, ka istabā kā siļķes mucā. Vai nē?

agree  Inese Poga-Smith: Viņi dzīvo tur, kā siļķes mucā, bet telpa ir tik maza, ka nav, kur apgriezties.
2 hrs
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