do not feed the cat

Serbo-Croat translation: (legende) ne placaju racune / od (legendi) se ne zivi

18:56 Oct 23, 2005

English to Serbo-Croat translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: do not feed the cat

Evo recenice: "Legends, however, do not feed the cat, and this town has plenty of reality for balance."
Ociglegno se radi o idiomu, kojem samo naslucujem znacenje, ali nisam sigurna.
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Serbo-Croat translation:(legende) ne placaju racune / od (legendi) se ne zivi

Explanation:
Izaberite frazu koja vam se vise dopada, smisao je isti.

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Ivana Nesic
Serbia
Local time: 11:52

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od praznih prica se ne zivi; od bajki se ne zivi

Ljiljana Malovic

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(legende) ne placaju racune / od (legendi) se ne zivi

Ivana Nesic

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(legende) ne placaju racune / od (legendi) se ne zivi

Explanation:
Izaberite frazu koja vam se vise dopada, smisao je isti.

Ivana Nesic
Serbia
Local time: 11:52
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Legends do not feed the cat od praznih prica se ne zivi; od bajki se ne zivi

Explanation:
Ja znam da se to na srpskohrvatskom jeziku tako govorilo.
To je standardna izreka koja se mogla cuti u raznim kontekstima.

Puni engleski izraz bi u stvari trebalo da glasi: 'Legends do not feed the cat'.

mislim da 'legends' ne bi trebalo prevoditi doslovno - legende - vec jednostavno prilagoditi duhu naseg jezika.

"Shvatate da se od praznih prièa ne živi i kreæete u biznis. Novac bi trebalo da Vam popravi raspoloženje i napuni džepove. Budite galantniji. ..."
http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2001/04/21/srpski/S...

"Ali, ne živi se ni od poreðenja sa 1945. ili 2000. godinom ni od bajki."
http://www.danas.co.yu/20030918/dijalog1.html

Ljiljana Malovic
Netherlands
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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