the bottom fall out

Slovak translation: Pak trh osobnych pocitacov zkrachoval

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English term or phrase:the bottom fall out
Slovak translation:Pak trh osobnych pocitacov zkrachoval
Entered by: Radovan Pletka

17:23 Nov 19, 2006
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English term or phrase: the bottom fall out
Termín pochádza z webovej stránky o možnom nahradení osobných počítačov tenkými klientmi. Veta:
The plan was working and IBM even projected PC division would return to profitability by 2006. Then the bottom fell out of the PC market
Tarjuman
Egypt
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Pak trh osobnych pocitacov zkrachoval
Explanation:
Dejte si to do spravne slovenstiny, ale kdyz necemu upadne dno, tak to u trhu znamena, ze to zkrachovalo.
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Radovan Pletka
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Local time: 19:16
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4 +4Pak trh osobnych pocitacov zkrachoval
Radovan Pletka
5 +1klesnúť pod doteraz najnižšiu cenu
Lucia [Lulu] Lay


  

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klesnúť pod doteraz najnižšiu cenu


Explanation:
V tomto prípade by som vetu preložila: "ceny PC dosiahli nové dno", lebo v slovenčine asi nerátame s tým, že by sa dalo ísť ešte nižšie.
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    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bottom+drops%2Ffalls+out...
Lucia [Lulu] Lay
United States
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Slovak
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Asker: Thanx for nice links:)


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neutral  Maria Chmelarova: ina moznost: collapse -zrutit sa hlbsie ako najnizsie miesto. Zneje to ľavoruko ...?
5 hrs
  -> Veď preto som vo vysvetlení ponúkla aj pravorukejší preklad, kým pre slovenský ekvivalent inkriminovaného termínu sa mi zdalo vhodnejšie použiť tento preklad vysvetlenia frázy.

agree  Ladislav Filo (X): alebo ceny PC prepadli na nové dno
15 hrs
  -> Ďakujem. A dúfam, že trh s PC ešte neskrachoval!
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Then the bottom fell out of the PC market
Pak trh osobnych pocitacov zkrachoval


Explanation:
Dejte si to do spravne slovenstiny, ale kdyz necemu upadne dno, tak to u trhu znamena, ze to zkrachovalo.

Radovan Pletka
United States
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Czech
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agree  Apolonia Vanova: Potom .......................skrachoval, stroskotal
28 mins
  -> skrachoval mi pripada zde lepsi, diky

agree  Maria Chmelarova: "Potom"-len na vylepsenie textu sa da nahradit: "hneď nato" neskôr,zatým"...
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agree  Sarka Rubkova
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