Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
carpet search and rescue
Croatian translation:
temeljna / sveobuhvatna operacija potrage i spašavanja
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Daryo
Nov 28, 2020 11:15
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Poštovane kolege,
Potreban mi je ovaj termin na hrvatskom jeziku, evo konteksta.
The local police and emergency department overcame great difficulties, almost to mobilize all forces and stimulate the local herdsmen to carry out the carpet search and rescue operation around the wide range of the position where two people lost for days on end through the ways of horse riding, walking, and visiting the herdsmen.
Hvala svima!
Potreban mi je ovaj termin na hrvatskom jeziku, evo konteksta.
The local police and emergency department overcame great difficulties, almost to mobilize all forces and stimulate the local herdsmen to carry out the carpet search and rescue operation around the wide range of the position where two people lost for days on end through the ways of horse riding, walking, and visiting the herdsmen.
Hvala svima!
Proposed translations
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temeljna / sveobuhvatna operacije potrage i spašavanja
or another way of saying it:
"fino pročešljati teren"
If you look at this as, admittedly, a rather peculiar variation/twist on "carpet bombing", it starts making sense.
In both cases "carpet" used as adjective would be interpreted as
"do it [the bombing or the search] thoroughly, don't leave anything out".
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temeljna / sveobuhvatna operacija potrage i spašavanja
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same as a carpet is supposed to cover the whole floor, not just parts of it.
IOW there is a logic in what may look like linguistic madness (tepih = sve redom, sve bez izuetka)
"fino pročešljati teren"
If you look at this as, admittedly, a rather peculiar variation/twist on "carpet bombing", it starts making sense.
In both cases "carpet" used as adjective would be interpreted as
"do it [the bombing or the search] thoroughly, don't leave anything out".
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-11-28 14:24:06 GMT)
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temeljna / sveobuhvatna operacija potrage i spašavanja
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs (2020-11-29 21:06:23 GMT)
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same as a carpet is supposed to cover the whole floor, not just parts of it.
IOW there is a logic in what may look like linguistic madness (tepih = sve redom, sve bez izuetka)
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Comment: "Hvala!"
Discussion
Or you still can't wrap your head around the idea that here "carpet = sveobuhvatno"?