Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
mananca sau vei fi mancat
English translation:
eat or be eaten
Added to glossary by
corin
Jul 10, 2002 15:32
21 yrs ago
Romanian term
Moldova
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
Mananca si vei fi mancat
Romanian to English
Art/Literary
O alta provocare: "se aplica legea junglei: mananca si vei fi mancat". Poate sa ma ajute cineva?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | eat or be eaten |
Elvira Stoianov
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Native in Romanian
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian , Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
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eat or be eaten
salut Inga, sper ca te ajuta.
1.
"That is how strong is your Law Of The Jungle: the eat or be eaten, kill or be tortured - death ends all and so let us forget it and obey the law of our stomachs!
2.
Gatsby talks about his past, Oxford etc. Little Montenegroe prooves that he talks the truth.
A hearse is passing them: warning for the dreamer is going to die/ fail.
They meet Meyer Wolfshiem, a business friend of Gatsby. Meyer Wolfshiem does illegal business, he earns his money in immoral ways.
His cuff buttons are made of human molars... law of the jungle: eat or to be eaten. Darwinism: survival of the fittest!
Meyer is a capitalist, he doesn't care who's going to pay the price. He is foul dust in the wake of Gatsbys dreams, Tom and Daisy also.
1.
"That is how strong is your Law Of The Jungle: the eat or be eaten, kill or be tortured - death ends all and so let us forget it and obey the law of our stomachs!
2.
Gatsby talks about his past, Oxford etc. Little Montenegroe prooves that he talks the truth.
A hearse is passing them: warning for the dreamer is going to die/ fail.
They meet Meyer Wolfshiem, a business friend of Gatsby. Meyer Wolfshiem does illegal business, he earns his money in immoral ways.
His cuff buttons are made of human molars... law of the jungle: eat or to be eaten. Darwinism: survival of the fittest!
Meyer is a capitalist, he doesn't care who's going to pay the price. He is foul dust in the wake of Gatsbys dreams, Tom and Daisy also.
Reference:
http://www.2012.com.au/Pale_One.html
http://www.hausarbeiten.de/rd/archiv/englisch/engl-text159.shtml
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
corin
: Asta e! N.B.:expresia e "sau vei fi mincat" nu "si vei fi mincat".
26 mins
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| agree |
Irina Schwab
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Iti multumesc!"
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