Hа крак, отрудени ръце!

English translation: Along the lines of: On your marks, you hard working people!

13:30 Dec 12, 2019
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Slogan
Bulgarian term or phrase: Hа крак, отрудени ръце!
Hello, I would really appreciate if you could explain the meaning of this slogan.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Irina-Maria Foray
Romania
Local time: 16:41
English translation:Along the lines of: On your marks, you hard working people!
Explanation:
This is likely to be a slogan from the communist era in Bulgaria urging everybody to rise up to the "challenge" of working for free for the government! Building up the team spirit and showing some sense of respect with the second part of the slogan.

Hope this helps!
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Yana Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:41
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4Along the lines of: On your marks, you hard working people!
Yana Ellis


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Along the lines of: On your marks, you hard working people!


Explanation:
This is likely to be a slogan from the communist era in Bulgaria urging everybody to rise up to the "challenge" of working for free for the government! Building up the team spirit and showing some sense of respect with the second part of the slogan.

Hope this helps!

Yana Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you so much, Yana !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yavor Dimitrov
13 mins

disagree  Efrosina Perry: As far as the history of the expression, you are somewhat right. I don't fully agree with your translation, however.
1 hr
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