u malom

English translation: in miniature

08:36 Jan 26, 2012
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Serbian term or phrase: u malom
Kao u sledećim primerima:
Konzulati i konzularna odjeljenja ambasada su "država u malom".
Stari grad - Evropa u malom
Projektni tim je preduzeće u malom.
Miomira Brankovic
Serbia
Local time: 19:01
English translation:in miniature
Explanation:
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Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Local time: 10:01
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Hvala, Pavle. Ovo mi se sasvim uklapa u kontekst. I predlog "on a small scale" mi se čini dobrim, ali mogu odabrati samo jedan.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1in miniature
Pavle Perencevic
4 +1on a small scale
M. Vučković
3itself
Marija Todorovic (X)
3a small version of
Biljana Dodic


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in miniature


Explanation:
First thing that springs to mind...

Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Hvala, Pavle. Ovo mi se sasvim uklapa u kontekst. I predlog "on a small scale" mi se čini dobrim, ali mogu odabrati samo jedan.

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agree  Mihailolja
3 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
on a small scale


Explanation:
scaled-down ili small scale

Example sentence(s):
  • ...nakon svega neka Jugoslavija u malom, što bi se reklo država Bošnjaka, Srba i Hrvata u malom.
  • to have some small-scale Yugoslavia, as one would say the state of Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats on a small scale.

    Reference: http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/s...
    Reference: http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/s...
M. Vučković
Serbia
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: ovo pre izraz koji bi Englezi upotrebili; izraze s latinskim/francuskim korenom koristi prilicno mali broj Engleza
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itself


Explanation:
just an idea

Marija Todorovic (X)
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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a small version of


Explanation:
can be used in some contexts...

Example sentence(s):
  • The country is in many ways a small version of Europe.
Biljana Dodic
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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