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rat race

Croatian translation: bespoštedna trka

10:13 Dec 8, 2005
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: rat race
Kako bi se mogla prevesti ova fraza da najbolje odrazava znacenje na engleskom?

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Croatian translation:bespoštedna trka
Explanation:
bespoštedna trka, grozničava trka, bespoštedna borba...
Opskrba ortopedskim pomagalima postala je ponegdje bespoštedna trka za profitom.
www.otos.hr/pgs/neu/single/big_seminar_2003.htm
Suludi, brzi ritam života u kojem se sve manje rađamo, ali brzo umiremo, masovne histerije, neprekidna i bespoštedna trka za materijalnim bogatstvima sve više obezvrjeđuju duhovno i intimno.
http://www.matica.hr/Vijenac/vij209.nsf/AllWebDocs/Piljci?Op...
S vremenom oboje ubačenih agenata počinje osjećati posljedice svojih dvostrukih života a stvari se nađu na rubu raspada kada organizacije u koje su se infiltrirali postanu svjesne curenja podataka nakon čega započinje bespoštedna trka s vremenom.
http://www.popcorn.hr/vijesti/opsirnije/257/

rat race (idiom)
Fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=kh7h4thhjhbs?...
rat race: strenuous, wearisome, and usu. competitive activity or rush
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

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Miomira Brankovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:32
Grading comment
Da, nasao sam na Dictionary.com istu definiciju
"Fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life. For example, You may not realize what a rat race it is to get research grants. This term presumably alludes to the rat's desperate struggle for survival. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]"
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3začarani krug
Vesna Zivcic
4bespoštedna trka
Miomira Brankovic
4divlja trka
Mirela Tankovic, CoreCHI™
4Bijeg prije potonuca,Spasavaj glavu,Kuda koji mili moji itd.
bergazy


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
začarani krug


Explanation:
U Eng.-hrv. psovlonom rječniku (V. Špiljak) pod tom su natuknicom navedena dva rješenja:
-grozničava trka za uspjehom
-nesmiljena polovna konkurencija

Ukoliko se ne radi o ekonomskom kontekstu, predlažem "začarani krug"
Langenscheidt:
rat race 1. ,Hetzjagd' (des Lebens);
2. harter (Konkurrenz)Kampf;
3. Teufelskreis m

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Note added at 7 hrs 59 mins (2005-12-08 18:12:56 GMT)
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Ispravak tipfelera:
nesmiljena poslovna konkurencija

Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Croatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing: Svidja mi se - grozničava trka za uspjehom a može i broj 3
4 hrs
agree  alz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_race The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
1 day 1 min
agree  Ivana Karanikic (X)
1 day 18 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bespoštedna trka


Explanation:
bespoštedna trka, grozničava trka, bespoštedna borba...
Opskrba ortopedskim pomagalima postala je ponegdje bespoštedna trka za profitom.
www.otos.hr/pgs/neu/single/big_seminar_2003.htm
Suludi, brzi ritam života u kojem se sve manje rađamo, ali brzo umiremo, masovne histerije, neprekidna i bespoštedna trka za materijalnim bogatstvima sve više obezvrjeđuju duhovno i intimno.
http://www.matica.hr/Vijenac/vij209.nsf/AllWebDocs/Piljci?Op...
S vremenom oboje ubačenih agenata počinje osjećati posljedice svojih dvostrukih života a stvari se nađu na rubu raspada kada organizacije u koje su se infiltrirali postanu svjesne curenja podataka nakon čega započinje bespoštedna trka s vremenom.
http://www.popcorn.hr/vijesti/opsirnije/257/

rat race (idiom)
Fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=kh7h4thhjhbs?...
rat race: strenuous, wearisome, and usu. competitive activity or rush
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary



Miomira Brankovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Da, nasao sam na Dictionary.com istu definiciju
"Fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life. For example, You may not realize what a rat race it is to get research grants. This term presumably alludes to the rat's desperate struggle for survival. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]"
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
divlja trka


Explanation:
ili isrcpljujuca trka...
film Rat race je preveden kao Divlja trka. Imajuci na umu definiciju mislim da je to dobro rjesenje...
www.wordreference.com
rat_race
an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation


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Note added at 12 hrs 17 mins (2005-12-08 22:31:00 GMT)
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uspjela sam pronaci na kudoz jos bezumna trka i beskrupulozna konkurencija, beskrupulozno nadmetanje. Ivana je svakako u pravu, treba znati cijelu recenicu da bi se dao odgovarajuci prevod....

Mirela Tankovic, CoreCHI™
United States
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian
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1 day 40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Bijeg prije potonuca,Spasavaj glavu,Kuda koji mili moji itd.


Explanation:
To je izraz kojim se opisuje bijeg stakora sa broda koji tone.Njegov smisao je dakle, spas od propasti.

bergazy
Croatia
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Croatian
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