Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to go 0-for-10
Croatian translation:
od 10 pokušaja nijedan
Added to glossary by
Ariana Koši
Sep 18, 2006 09:32
17 yrs ago
English term
Gordana
to go 0-for-10
Non-PRO
English to Croatian
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
The term comes from a book I'm translating, and I think it's used metaphorically. It refers to a wealthy man who was prepared to work on voluntary basis, but "he went 0-for-10 in his search"and nobody seemed to be much thrilled by his philantropy.
Proposed translations
(Croatian)
| 4 | od 10 pokušaja nijedan |
Ariana Koši
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| 3 | od najnizeg ka najvisem (poslu) |
Gordana Smith
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Proposed translations
2 days 9 hrs
Ariana Koši
Native in Croatian
Works in field
"Let time & chance combine, combine..."
Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English
Selected
od 10 pokušaja nijedan
probao je 10 puta, bez uspjeha
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1 day 10 hrs
Gordana Smith
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian ling. since 1996
Native in: Serbo-Croat , Bosnian
Works in: English to Bosnian, English to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, and 2 more.
od najnizeg ka najvisem (poslu)
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