tenuous agreement

Croatian translation: krhki sporazum

11:13 May 10, 2003
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English term or phrase: tenuous agreement
Nadam se da će se netko sjetiti nekog zgodnog izraza. Unaprijed zahvaljume svim supatnicima koji vikend provode pred računalom!
katica (X)
Local time: 20:30
Croatian translation:krhki sporazum
Explanation:
Ovisno o kontekstu, može značiti i "okvirni sporazum".

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pike
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Zahvaljujem. 20 kartica - pon 9h, a vani sunce...
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Summary of answers provided
5oskudan, nedorečen
Gordana Podvezanec
4 +1krhki sporazum
pike
2nezvaničan dogovor, dogovor bez (pravnog) značaja
ewa_markiewi (X)


  

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oskudan, nedorečen


Explanation:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH08ag0

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Entry Word: tenuous
Function: adjective
Text: 1
Synonyms THIN 2, attenuate, attenuated, rare, rarefied, subtile, subtle
2
Synonyms THIN 1, attenuate, reedy, slender, slight, slim, squinny, stalky, twiggy
Related Word aerial, airy, ethereal, fine
Contrasted Words abundant
Antonyms dense
3 having little substance or strength and usually not firmly based <only a tenuous link in the chain of evidence>
Synonyms feeble, insubstantial, unsubstantial; IMPLAUSIBLE
Related Word flimsy, weak; insignificant
Contrasted Words significant, sound, strong
Antonyms substantial


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Note added at 2003-05-10 11:35:42 (GMT)
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Main Entry: tenˇuˇous
Pronunciation: \'ten-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin tenuis thin, slight, tenuous -- more at THIN
Date: 1597
1 : not dense : RARE <a tenuous fluid>
2 : not thick : SLENDER <a tenuous rope>
3 a : having little substance or strength : FLIMSY, WEAK <tenuous influences> b : SHAKY 2a <tenuous reasons> <on grounds that were tenuous>
synonym see THIN
- tenˇuˇousˇly adverb
- tenˇuˇousˇness noun

Gordana Podvezanec
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Local time: 20:30
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
krhki sporazum


Explanation:
Ovisno o kontekstu, može značiti i "okvirni sporazum".

Pozdrav,
Supatnici (38 kartica - pon 15h)

pike
Croatia
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 699
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Zahvaljujem. 20 kartica - pon 9h, a vani sunce...

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nezvaničan dogovor, dogovor bez (pravnog) značaja


Explanation:
ako TENUOUS znači malo bitan onda pretpostavljam da neko zvanično značenje ove reči može, ali ipak ne mora biti kao sam pretstavila gore :)

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