calul de bătaie

English translation: fair game

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Romanian term or phrase:calul de bătaie
English translation:fair game
Entered by: adami

19:41 Nov 15, 2014
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Mărturisitori români în temniţă cu Hristos
Romanian term or phrase: calul de bătaie
Continua să scrie poezie de substanță și de frumusețe dar scria și la o gazetă a partidului pentru românii din străinătate. Muncea mult. Era foarte sensibilizat, foarte singur și sub endemica lui veselie ascundea o dramă cumplită. El mi-a spus că pe Nicolae Petrașcu l-au ucis la Sibiu iar pe Radu Mironovici îl știa sechestrat într-o comună. Tragedia poetului nu se sfârșise. El continua să fie calul de bătaie al tuturor oportuniștilor.

https://www.google.ro/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=active&q=ce inseamna ...
Cal de bătaie = a) persoană hărțuită, muncită de toți; ... merge oare harassed by ... all oprtunists ..
Simona Pop
Romania
Local time: 06:33
fair game
Explanation:
Nu e clar ce inseamna "cal de bataie" aici. Poate insemna 1. obiect predilect al criticilor (fair game); 2. tap ispasitor, persoana pe care se da vina/se arunca toate relele (scapegoat) 3. lucru despre care oamenilor le place sa discute mult (hobby horse) (mai putin, nu se leaga cu "tragedie"...).

Poate reiese din contextul largit care sens este...
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adami
Romania
Local time: 06:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1workhorse/Aunt Sally
Octavia Veresteanu
4fair game
adami
3Charger/Hobby-horse/Fad
Gad Kohenov


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
workhorse/Aunt Sally


Explanation:
Dat fiind contextul, as alege unul dintre cei doi termeni.


    Reference: http://hallo.ro/search.do?query=cal+de+b%C4%83taie
Octavia Veresteanu
Romania
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: mulţumesc


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Workhorse e altceva, iar Aunt Sally n-as folosi.
11 hrs

agree  Alexandranow
13 hrs
  -> Multumesc Alexandranow!:)
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fair game


Explanation:
Nu e clar ce inseamna "cal de bataie" aici. Poate insemna 1. obiect predilect al criticilor (fair game); 2. tap ispasitor, persoana pe care se da vina/se arunca toate relele (scapegoat) 3. lucru despre care oamenilor le place sa discute mult (hobby horse) (mai putin, nu se leaga cu "tragedie"...).

Poate reiese din contextul largit care sens este...

adami
Romania
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 147
Notes to answerer
Asker: mulţumesc.

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2 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Charger/Hobby-horse/Fad


Explanation:
cal de bãtaie
By erkyady, on aprilie 20th, 2013
cal de bãtaie (locutiuni si expresii)
Definitie = cal de bãtaie, persoanã care duce greul, care trebuie sã suporte orice: nu-s eu calul de bãtaie al nimãnui.POP.

http://dictionareonline.duv.ro/dictionarlocutiunisiexpresii/...

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 06:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: mulțumesc

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