nostalgie po něčem

English translation: for

06:45 Mar 30, 2005
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / sociological study
Czech term or phrase: nostalgie po něčem
...nostalgie po určitém jednotném společenství. Potřebuji jen tu předložku PO. Na Googlu je spousta možností, ale četnost poměrně malá, mám podezření, že to jsou spíš špatné překlady.
Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 07:54
English translation:for
Explanation:
The dictionaries say so

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-30 07:09:14 GMT)
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And the native speaking websites, too:
Afghan Crime Wave Breeds Nostalgia for Taliban (washingtonpost.com)
... has evoked a growing local nostalgia for the Taliban era of 1996 to 2001, when
the extremist Islamic militia imposed law and order by draconian means. ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ articles/A45302-2005Mar17.html - Падобныя старонкі

|| nostalgia for an age yet to come || - [version lalla]
clickety-click-click \"about the future i only can reminisce\"
bitextual.gatefiction.com/nostalgia/ - 2k - Кэшаваны - Падобныя старонкі

U_thrill_me - Page: 1 of 1
This Page has been generated by a bunch of loonies.
www.thestatenislandboys.com/U_thrill_me/ - 13k - Кэшаваны - Падобныя старонкі

No false nostalgia for the dot coms - Computing
... No false nostalgia for the dot coms. Time to look ahead, not back. Computing 16
Mar 2005. ADVERTISEMENT. advertisement ...
www.computing.co.uk/comment/1161983
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Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 08:54
Grading comment
Thank you, everybody. It was difficult to choose, but Yuri provided reliable links.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2a longing for something
David Knowles
4 +1for
Yuri Smirnov
5nostalgia for something/longing for something
plha
3nostalgia about something
Milada Šejnohová


  

Answers


22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
nostalgie po něčem
nostalgia about something


Explanation:
I would translate the expression as follows: nostalgia about a certain community

Milada Šejnohová
Czech Republic
Local time: 07:54
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Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
nostalgie po něčem
a longing for something


Explanation:
probably not "nostalgia"

David Knowles
Local time: 06:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Misha Smid
9 hrs

agree  Irena
3 days 10 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nostalgie po něčem
for


Explanation:
The dictionaries say so

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-03-30 07:09:14 GMT)
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And the native speaking websites, too:
Afghan Crime Wave Breeds Nostalgia for Taliban (washingtonpost.com)
... has evoked a growing local nostalgia for the Taliban era of 1996 to 2001, when
the extremist Islamic militia imposed law and order by draconian means. ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ articles/A45302-2005Mar17.html - Падобныя старонкі

|| nostalgia for an age yet to come || - [version lalla]
clickety-click-click \"about the future i only can reminisce\"
bitextual.gatefiction.com/nostalgia/ - 2k - Кэшаваны - Падобныя старонкі

U_thrill_me - Page: 1 of 1
This Page has been generated by a bunch of loonies.
www.thestatenislandboys.com/U_thrill_me/ - 13k - Кэшаваны - Падобныя старонкі

No false nostalgia for the dot coms - Computing
... No false nostalgia for the dot coms. Time to look ahead, not back. Computing 16
Mar 2005. ADVERTISEMENT. advertisement ...
www.computing.co.uk/comment/1161983

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 08:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thank you, everybody. It was difficult to choose, but Yuri provided reliable links.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marek Buchtel
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nostalgie po něčem
nostalgia for something/longing for something


Explanation:
I would consider the second option more natural (nostalgia is a bit academic to me)

as yuri noted above, "for" is the correct proposition


    Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/nostalg...
plha
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak, Native in CzechCzech
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