нечисти цели

English translation: unclean purposes; become/get involved in monkey business; ulterior/criminal motives

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Bulgarian term or phrase:нечисти цели
English translation:unclean purposes; become/get involved in monkey business; ulterior/criminal motives
Entered by: natasha stoyanova

23:10 Jan 3, 2010
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Management
Bulgarian term or phrase: нечисти цели
Мениджеррт на фирмата преследваше нечисти цели (impure goals?).
Veta Anton
unclean purposes
Explanation:
Hence, although the earliest use of radio was for unclean purposes, this should not prevent Jews for using it for holy purposes -- the goal of its creation. ...
www.sichosinenglish.org/essays/65.htm - Кеширана -
impure = непочистен ( за козметика)
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natasha stoyanova
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4unclean purposes
natasha stoyanova
4be/get involved in monkey business
Yavor Dimitrov
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Peter Skipp

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unclean purposes


Explanation:
Hence, although the earliest use of radio was for unclean purposes, this should not prevent Jews for using it for holy purposes -- the goal of its creation. ...
www.sichosinenglish.org/essays/65.htm - Кеширана -
impure = непочистен ( за козметика)

natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:08
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Thanx!
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Asker: A Happy New Year! Be healthy and successful and thanx for the answer!

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be/get involved in monkey business


Explanation:
Още едно предложение за избор. :-)

The company's manager was/got involved in monkey business.

или по-книжовното:
The company's manager was pursuing some impure goals.

Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:08
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Asker: A Happy New Year - be healthy and successful and thanx for the helpful answer!

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Reference information:
Подтекст и целеви читатели!
Подтекст -- какъв вид нечисти цели? Impure, unclean имат главно религиозен оттенък -- тъй, дадени храни са нечисти за дадени религии. Друг важен смисъл на тия думи в англ. е буквалният -- ако ли мениджърът се занимава със сметосъбиране, по ирония той преследва баш-нечисти цели!
Целеви читатели -- monkey business e американизъм. В други лекти на англ. звучи едва ли не палаво -- лудуваме като маймунки; пакостим, но не много.
Ако (както е вероятно) става дума за престъпни цели, преследвани скришом, фразата е ulterior motives (he had ulterior motives). Ако са отявлено престъпни, направо had criminal motives. И двата израза са лект-неутрални.

Peter Skipp
Bulgaria
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: A Happy New Year! Be healthy and successful and thanx for the helpful answer!


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agree  Yavor Dimitrov: По-скоро съм склонен да вярвам на теб, отколкото на "Лонгман" за monkey business. :) А подтекста и целевите читатели питащата упорито не коментира вече в повече от 100 въпроса, които е задала. Когато се дава малко информация, малко се получава. Поздрави!
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  -> Благодаря! ЧНГ и успехи!
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