Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
story of the two-by-four
Romanian translation:
povestea bucății de scândură
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Corina82
Feb 15, 2012 11:17
12 yrs ago
English term
story of the two-by-four
Homework / test
English to Romanian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
He even told her the story of the two-by-four and the dressing-room to show her how frightfully mistaken he and every one else had been in their first judgment of her.
Proposed translations
(Romanian)
| 5 +1 | povestea bucății de scândură |
Daniel Grigoras
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Proposed translations
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Daniel Grigoras
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Works in: Romanian to English, English to Romanian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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English term (edited):
the story of the two-by-four
Selected
povestea bucății de scândură
"'Why the two-by-four, Otis?' inquired Warren, smiling.
'The two-by-four? Oh, this? This is a club. When she comes out I'll hit her on the head and knock her in again.'" (http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/bernice/bernice.html)
Two by four = Lumber (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/two by four)
"“Take a two-by-four” to Clinton
Sen. Chuck Schumer called for the secretary of state to be hit with a piece of lumber. Anyone care?" http://www.salon.com/2010/01/12/2_by_4_hillary/
În contextul dat, "the two-by-four", adică scândura e folosită pe post de ciomag.
'The two-by-four? Oh, this? This is a club. When she comes out I'll hit her on the head and knock her in again.'" (http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/bernice/bernice.html)
Two by four = Lumber (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/two by four)
"“Take a two-by-four” to Clinton
Sen. Chuck Schumer called for the secretary of state to be hit with a piece of lumber. Anyone care?" http://www.salon.com/2010/01/12/2_by_4_hillary/
În contextul dat, "the two-by-four", adică scândura e folosită pe post de ciomag.
Example sentence:
I-a spus chiar și povestea cu scândura și...
Peer comment(s):
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Claudia Coja
: (i-a povestit) intamplarea cu bucata de scândură/i-a povestit despre bucata de scândură...
18 hrs
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mulțumesc
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Discussion
Explicatia era intr-un paragraf de mai sus, evident a trebuit sa citesc tot textul ca sa vad asta - mulțumesc :) - si intr-adevar "the two-by-four- se refera la o bucata de lemn (nu cred ca de aceasta dimensiune, pur si simplu o bucata de scandura).
Daca aveai nevoie de sugestii pentru a traduce textul si nu doar pentru intelegerea sa, eu as merge pe " i-a povestit întâmplarea cu (bucata de) scândura..." sau simplu "i-a povestit despre bucata de scândură" ...