lovak közé dobja a gyeplőt

English translation: to drop the reins

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Hungarian term or phrase:	lovak közé dobja a gyeplőt
English translation:	to drop the reins
Entered by:	aronakos

01:56 Mar 25, 2010

Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
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Hungarian term or phrase: lovak közé dobja a gyeplőt

Szó szerint le tudnám fordítani, de talán nem az a legjobb megoldás. Egyéb ötletek? Köszönöm.

aronakos KudoZ activity Questions: 57 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 28 United States
Local time: 08:45

abdicated its responsibilities

Explanation:
in this context

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-03-25 05:19:50 GMT)
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or maybe a more literal translation would work here:
they "dropped the reins" or "let go of the wheel"

Selected response from:

John Detre
Canada

Grading comment

Köszönöm a sok ötletet.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

to let go of the reins

Ildiko Santana

let things go wild

JANOS SAMU

to put the cat among the pigeons

amanda solymosi

(he/she) is throwing in the towel

Katarina Peters

abdicated its responsibilities

John Detre

to throw the cart before the horse

paya2008

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

10 mins confidence:

to throw the cart before the horse

Explanation:
Egyaltalan nem vagyok biztos benne, hogy pontosan mit takar a magyar kifejezes. a "throw the cart before the horse" kifejezest egy impulziv, hirtelen felindulasbol eredo, atgondolatlan muveletre ertik, ami altalaban nemcsakhogy ertelmetlen, de a megoldast hatraltatja.

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paya2008
United States
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

35 mins confidence:

let things go wild

Explanation:
Ez egy jelképes kifejezés arra, hogy valaki megengedi, hogy legyen az, aminek lennie kell, magyarul a sorsra bízza magát. Angolul a javasolt kifejezés közelíti meg leginkább.

Example sentence(s):

Another wild creature named KW (voice of Lauren Ambrose) arrives to see Max become king as he declares to let things go wild.

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JANOS SAMU
United States
Local time: 07:45
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 43

1 hr confidence:

abdicated its responsibilities

John Detre
Canada
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Köszönöm a sok ötletet.

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to let go of the reins

Explanation:
A magyarhoz igen hasonló az angol idióma is: to let go of the reins / letting go of the reins

"Goal-induced anxiety can make a teacher reluctant to let go of the reins out of fear that the class will go off in some random direction."
"Will Putin let go of the reins of power? (...) Putin is not wiling to give up his power, but Medvedev may bring in his own team."
"In my experience, one of the best ways is to let go of the reins. Give them the opportunity to show you what they can do. When a company is moving its mode (...)"
"Let Go Of The Reins -- The government should deregulate petrol and diesel prices. Only then will the energy sector attract more investments. The cautious approach of the government in reforming last-mile pricing for the oil and gas sector has led to serious consequences."

Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 24

8 hrs confidence:

to put the cat among the pigeons

Explanation:
you cannot literally translate this, but this is what it means, the saying, in English

amanda solymosi
Hungary
Local time: 16:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

9 hrs confidence:

(he/she) is throwing in the towel

Explanation:
to "throw in the towel," is another usual expression, in other words, to give up, to let go, to abdicate...

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 10:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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