номерът минава

English translation: to pass/land/make a (cheating) trick/fraud; successful trick

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Bulgarian term or phrase:номерът минава
English translation:to pass/land/make a (cheating) trick/fraud; successful trick
Entered by: natasha stoyanova

23:23 Oct 30, 2009
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Bulgarian term or phrase: номерът минава
Той не разбра, че мошенническия му номер не минава.
Veta Anton
to pass/land/make a (cheating) trick/fraud; successful trick
Explanation:
He did not realize his trick was unsuccessful
... he would not get away with his cheating trick

A TRICK THAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.; THE STORY OF A REGISTERED LETTER A ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res...
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natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:11
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5trick/scam works
invguy
4 +3he's trying to pull a trick/scam but nobody buys it
Efrosina Perry
4 +1to pass/land/make a (cheating) trick/fraud; successful trick
natasha stoyanova
5his crooked/mean/dirty tricks get away with
bettyblue
4 -2the trick doesn't pass
mdanail (X)


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to pass/land/make a (cheating) trick/fraud; successful trick


Explanation:
He did not realize his trick was unsuccessful
... he would not get away with his cheating trick

A TRICK THAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.; THE STORY OF A REGISTERED LETTER A ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res...


Example sentence(s):
  • ... He was unsuccessful in landing the trick. ...
natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanx for the helpful answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Cristina Gutierrez Iglesias
12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
he's trying to pull a trick/scam but nobody buys it


Explanation:
Recently read it in a newspaper article

Efrosina Perry
United States
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
6 hrs
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agree  4leavedClover
6 hrs
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agree  Ana Cristina Gutierrez Iglesias
9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
his crooked/mean/dirty tricks get away with


Explanation:
I just enjoy the little tricks and treats the writers like to get away with, ... the US magazine market than about how Friedman and his friends are smart, ...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-31 04:02:57 GMT)
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can get away with;)

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-10-31 04:29:00 GMT)
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can't get away with;)


    Reference: http://crookedtimber.org/.../are-you-smart-enough-to-enjoy-t...
bettyblue
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanx for the help!

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
trick/scam works


Explanation:
Може би съвсем просто:

He didn't realize his scam wasn't working (didn't work).

invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denka Momkova
3 hrs
  -> Благодаря

agree  Ana Cristina Gutierrez Iglesias
4 hrs
  -> Are you sure?

agree  4leavedClover
12 hrs
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agree  Yavor Dimitrov
13 hrs
  -> Благодаря

agree  mdanail (X)
14 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
the trick doesn't pass


Explanation:
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mdanail (X)
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanx for the help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  4leavedClover: Ако всичко беше толкова просто... нямаше да има различни езици и много преводачи щяха да са безработни, без значение на езиковите им двойки :)
6 hrs

disagree  Yavor Dimitrov: Това, че НЕ сме агитка щяхте да разберете, ако си бяхте направили труда да се разходите из сайта. Не бързайте, но и не измисляйте нов английски. Казвам го с най-добри чувства.
7 hrs
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