šaka jada

English translation: wretched

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Serbian term or phrase:šaka jada
English translation:wretched
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

15:00 Apr 11, 2014
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
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Serbian term or phrase: šaka jada
To je jedna mala zemlja, šaka jada, koja je ustala na toliku silu.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 10:25
wretched
Explanation:
... a small wretched country...
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Igor Jaramaz
Serbia
Local time: 10:25
Grading comment
hvala!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2wretched
Igor Jaramaz
4handful of misery
Ratko Rebic
4a feeble bunch
Nebojša Mihaljević


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
handful of misery


Explanation:
Ili handful of nothing.

Ratko Rebic
Croatia
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milena Taylor
18 mins
  -> Thanks!

disagree  Daryo: a word for word translation that has not the intended meaning in EN
1 day 12 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wretched


Explanation:
... a small wretched country...

Igor Jaramaz
Serbia
Local time: 10:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
hvala!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zoe1
19 hrs
  -> Хвала

agree  Mira Stepanovic
1 day 1 hr
  -> thank you
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a feeble bunch


Explanation:
Predlog.

Nebojša Mihaljević
Montenegro
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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