Two wrongs don't make a right

Serbian translation: na zlo se ne uzvraća zlom

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English term or phrase:Two wrongs don\'t make a right
Serbian translation:na zlo se ne uzvraća zlom
Entered by: Marija Nenadovic

09:55 Jan 17, 2014
English to Serbian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / proverb
English term or phrase: Two wrongs don't make a right
Someone else may do something bad and not be punished, but that does not mean you are allowed to do bad things.
Marija Nenadovic
Serbia
Local time: 13:15
na zlo se ne uzvraća zlom
Explanation:
said to emphasize that it is not acceptable to do something bad to someone just because they did something bad to you first

also:

"In rhetoric and ethics, two wrongs make a right and two wrongs don't make a right are phrases that denote philosophical norms. "Two wrongs make a right" is a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is countered with a similar allegation. Its antithesis, "two wrongs don't make a right", is a proverb used to rebuke or renounce wrongful conduct as a response to another's transgression."
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sofijana
Serbia
Local time: 13:15
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3na zlo se ne uzvraća zlom
sofijana
4 +2zlo se ne ispravlja drugim zlom
Branka Ramadanovic
4 +1uzvraćeno zlo ne postaje dobro
Daryo
4 -1Dva loša ubiše Miloša.
Marijana Gligoric
4 -1ponovljeno zlo ne postaje dobro
Melika1
4 -1sve se vraća, sve se plaća
Ratko Rebic


Discussion entries: 2





  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
two wrongs don't make a right
Dva loša ubiše Miloša.


Explanation:
Izreka

Marijana Gligoric
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: izreka zasigurno postoji, ali nema veze sa "two wrongs don't make a right" // "Dva loša ubiše Miloša" postoji/koristi se u svakodvenom govoru, ali ne odgovara kao prevod.
8 hrs
  -> kako to mislite "zasigurno" postoji?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
two wrongs don't make a right
na zlo se ne uzvraća zlom


Explanation:
said to emphasize that it is not acceptable to do something bad to someone just because they did something bad to you first

also:

"In rhetoric and ethics, two wrongs make a right and two wrongs don't make a right are phrases that denote philosophical norms. "Two wrongs make a right" is a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is countered with a similar allegation. Its antithesis, "two wrongs don't make a right", is a proverb used to rebuke or renounce wrongful conduct as a response to another's transgression."

sofijana
Serbia
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milena Taylor
1 hr
  -> Hvala!

agree  zoe1: Ili zlo se zlom ne vraća.
4 hrs
  -> Da, hvala!

agree  Daryo
5 hrs
  -> Hvala!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
two wrongs don\'t make a right
ponovljeno zlo ne postaje dobro


Explanation:
moglo bi se dodati prije "dva puta" ili "više puta"

Melika1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: u ovoj izreci su u pitanju dve osobe, ne jedna te ista tj. u pitanju su dve osobe i dva zla
5 hrs
  -> u pravu ste, sad vidim da je rijec o izreci, oslonila sam se na objasnjenje
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
two wrongs don\'t make a right
sve se vraća, sve se plaća


Explanation:
Ili: šta tko sije, to će i požeti

Ratko Rebic
Croatia
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dusan Miljkovic: Za ova dva postoje "what goes around, comes around" i "you reap what you sow" :)
5 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
two wrongs don't make a right
zlo se ne ispravlja drugim zlom


Explanation:
.

Branka Ramadanovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo
48 mins
  -> Hvala!

agree  Melika1
2 hrs
  -> Hvala!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
two wrongs don't make a right
uzvraćeno zlo ne postaje dobro


Explanation:
je zapravo smisao izreke

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-01-17 21:03:34 GMT)
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ili
"uzvraćenjem zla ne činite dobro"

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-01-17 21:09:20 GMT)
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"Two wrongs make a right In rhetoric and ethics, two wrongs make a right and two wrongs don't make a right are phrases that denote philosophical norms. "Two wrongs make a right" is a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is countered with a similar allegation.

Its antithesis, "two wrongs don't make a right", is a proverb used to rebuke or renounce wrongful conduct as a response to another's transgression...."
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_wrongs_make_a_right]

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-01-17 21:21:54 GMT)
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isto:
[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Two wrongs do...]

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melika1
55 mins
  -> Хвала!
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