Feb 7, 2013 12:33
11 yrs ago
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Serbian term

ja tebi vojvodo, ti meni serdare

Serbian to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Kako bi se to prevelo na engleski?

Proposed translations

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Scratch my (dirty) back, and I'll scratch yours.

I would add "dirty" because it gets closer to the original meaning.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mira Stepanovic : Mislim da je "dirty" suvišno, bar prema S-EN r. idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević; još jedna mogućnost: claw me and I'll claw thee (takođe prethodno navedena ref.)
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agree PoveyTrans (X) : With Mira - drop the dirty // not sure what I've missed - this is a 'set expression' so IMHO you'd have to have good reason by the context to add 'dirty'.
6 hrs
You're missing the whole Serbian context thing. I did put it in parentheses though....
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18 hrs

One hand washes the other.

Može i nešto kreativnije kao npr. :
1)You sing my praises, and I`ll sing yours,
2)You make me look good and I`ll make you look better,
3)Empty praises, false virtue,
4)Vanity breeds flattery.
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