apartčik

English translation: apparatchik

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Croatian term or phrase:apartčik
English translation:apparatchik
Entered by: Davor Ivic

12:39 May 9, 2012
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Croatian term or phrase: apartčik
Kaže čovjek u pismu kako "mora gubiti vrijeme na razne birokratske apartčike"
Davor Ivic
Croatia
Local time: 19:56
appartchik
Explanation:
ap·pa·rat·chik. noun \ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik\. plural ap·pa·rat·chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki \-chi-kē\. Definition of APPARATCHIK. 1. : a member of a Communist apparat ...


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Note added at 3 mins (2012-05-09 12:42:51 GMT)
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apparatchik, sorry :)
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Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
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Local time: 19:56
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appartchik


Explanation:
ap·pa·rat·chik. noun \ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik\. plural ap·pa·rat·chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki \-chi-kē\. Definition of APPARATCHIK. 1. : a member of a Communist apparat ...


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Note added at 3 mins (2012-05-09 12:42:51 GMT)
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apparatchik, sorry :)


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apparatchik
Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
Croatia
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mihailolja
0 min
  -> thanks!

agree  Maja Čaprić: apparatchik, na ruskom to znači predstavnik birokratskog aparata
9 mins
  -> je, hvala!

agree  Aida Samardzic
1 hr
  -> hvala, kolegice!

agree  Vesna KK
1 hr
  -> hvala lijepa!

agree  bonafide1313: naravno, i hrvatski isto aparAtčik, ne apartčik
3 hrs
  -> hvala, da - mislim da je u oba slučaja riječ o tipfeleru :)

agree  Bojan Kicurovski
6 hrs
  -> hvala, kolega!
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