To bring smb to heel

Bosnian translation: dovesti/staviti pod kontrolu ili disciplinirati

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English term or phrase:To bring smb to heel
Bosnian translation:dovesti/staviti pod kontrolu ili disciplinirati
Entered by: Nenija Hasanic

11:06 Jan 16, 2005
English to Bosnian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: To bring smb to heel
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Nenija Hasanic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:29
dovesti/staviti pod kontrolu ili disciplinirati
Explanation:
:)
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Nives
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:29
Grading comment
Hvala :o)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2dovesti/staviti pod kontrolu ili disciplinirati
Nives
5naučiti pameti, dovesti u red
Miomira Brankovic


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to bring smb to heel
dovesti/staviti pod kontrolu ili disciplinirati


Explanation:
:)


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=heel
Nives
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hvala :o)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tanja Abramovic (X): "If you bring a dog to heel, you cause it to come close to you. If you bring a person or organization to heel, you cause them to obey you." (Cambridge Int'l Dict. of English)
1 day 2 hrs
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agree  Miomira Brankovic
1 day 10 hrs
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to bring smb to heel
naučiti pameti, dovesti u red


Explanation:
Pored sasvim tačnog prijedloga koji je dala Nives, ova fraza može značiti i urazumiti, naučiti pameti, dovesti u red (v. Margot Vilijams Milosavljević, Boško Milosavljević, Englesko-srpski frazeološki rečnik). Inače, fraza je zaista nastala zbog aluzije na dresirane pse koji hodaju "k nozi" (to heel)

Miomira Brankovic
Serbia
Local time: 13:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Serbian
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