11:43 Nov 1, 2009 |
Czech to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel | |||||||
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a square so small you could hold it in the palm of your hand Explanation: Well, I'm not a poet but this would be my go... |
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tiny little square Explanation: -:) Ak sa nenajde nic lepsie |
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cosy little square Explanation: Another option |
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postage-stamp size square Explanation: Prof. I. Poldauf - slovnik - "velmi maly jako dlan" - microscopic, the size of postage-stamp from intr: " the fact that the house has a postage-stamp size yard " ; (The Seattle Times Company- Real Estate) dalsi moznost -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-01 15:12:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- postage-stamp-size, zistujem ze sa vyskytuje castejsie ako sa zda na prvy pohlad - "postage stamp-size room, felt like a college dorm" (Portland Square Hotel, N.Y.) - "The postage stamp size cafe boasts" Cityguide.aol.com (los Angeles) - " to live peacefully in the postage stamp-size apartment, " www.dwell.com - " in Hawaii, where everybody is living in a postage-stamp-size house, " archives.starbulletin.com - " and sometimes even postage-stamp-size backyards" www.boston.com www.heraldnews.com |
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teensy square Explanation: ... |
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tiny, palm-size square Explanation: Another option. |
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quaint little square Explanation: no need for verbatim or body part equivalents, but brevity is necessary... it is always an uphill battle because English naturally "writes" longer than Czech... The meaning is that it is something...cosy, like Sarka said, or quaint...A perfect example would be Stramberk's square. Reference: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18888816.jpg |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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