Apr 26, 2006 11:12
18 yrs ago
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English term
"live on the smell of an oil rag"
English to Croatian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature
"I will have none of you, for you dwell in shanties and live on the smell of an oil rag."
An explanation in English or German would also be very helpful.
An explanation in English or German would also be very helpful.
Proposed translations
(Croatian)
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Petra Potočnik Vukelić
Croatia
Croatia
Native in Croatian
Croatia
The passion for language
Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English
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English term (edited):
live ( or survive) on the smell of an oil rag
Selected
live in conditions of extreme want
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms; 2004; JUDITH SIEFRING
dakle, živjeti u bijedi
dakle, živjeti u bijedi
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 days 9 hrs
Kornelija Karalic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native in Croatian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Translation... I just love it!!!
Native in: Bosnian 
, Croatian
Works in: English to Bosnian, English to Croatian, English to Serbo-Croat
English term (edited):
live on the smell of an oil rag
živiš kao beskućnik
Someone lives as a homeless person.
3 days 57 mins
Ivan Lajnvas
Croatia
Croatia
Native in Croatian
Specializes in field
Croatia
Certified Court Interpreter with B.A.
Native in: Croatian
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English
Ne želim te blizu jer se povlačiš po straćarama i živiš od smrada masnih dronjaka...
Ne želim te blizu jer se povlačiš (boraviš, kako već hoćete) po straćarama i živiš od smrada masnih dronjaka (krpa...)...
tako nekako, ovo je književni prijevod pa se ne može prevesti samo na jedan način. nadam se da ovo pomaže barem kao prijedlog.
tako nekako, ovo je književni prijevod pa se ne može prevesti samo na jedan način. nadam se da ovo pomaže barem kao prijedlog.
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