Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Albanian term or phrase:
ju dogj bytha fort
English translation:
He cares
Added to glossary by
larserik
Sep 12, 2014 16:20
9 yrs ago
Albanian term
ju dogj bytha fort
Albanian to English
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This is my third problem:
Ata mendojnë se z. X ju dogj bytha fort për ta
From the context it seems that it means that he worked hard to support them. Other suggestions?
Ata mendojnë se z. X ju dogj bytha fort për ta
From the context it seems that it means that he worked hard to support them. Other suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | He cares |
Klementina Shahini
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| 5 +1 | cares a whit /opposite: gives a hoot or two hoots |
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| 5 | does not give a damn/does not care |
Elvana Moore
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Proposed translations
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Klementina Shahini
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Striving for excellence is my motivation
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He cares
In your case I would say:
They think that Mr.X cares.
They think that Mr.X cares.
Note from asker:
| You are right, the context is positive, "they" really believe that he cares. Maybe I can use an expression just a little bit vulgar, since I think that is the flavour of the Albanian phrase. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Faleminderit shumë!"
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Elvana Moore
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40
does not give a damn/does not care
This means the person "does not care/does not give a damn". To meet the register "does not give a damn" or perhaps a stronger tone would be best.
+1
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4
cares a whit /opposite: gives a hoot or two hoots
Hi,
In this context you would use:
They think that Mr. X cares a whit about them.
If the sentence is constructed differently, then you would use the opposite idiom:
Mr. X does not give a hoot or two hoots about them.
This is an Albanian idiom, so the closest English idioms are listed here. Hope this information helps :)
Reference: Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed.,
In this context you would use:
They think that Mr. X cares a whit about them.
If the sentence is constructed differently, then you would use the opposite idiom:
Mr. X does not give a hoot or two hoots about them.
This is an Albanian idiom, so the closest English idioms are listed here. Hope this information helps :)
Reference: Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed.,
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Peer comment(s):
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Ledja
: I think this hits the nail on the head. The expression is sarcastic - it does translate as if he cares, but that's only what they think. Even the second suggestions works just as well: they think he gives a hoot about them"
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Thank you for your comment, Ledja.
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