Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hold on to one\'s hat

Serbian translation:

Pridrži se za stolicu! / Nemoj se iznenaditi / Pazi sad! / Pripremi se! / Drž\' se dobro

Added to glossary by Dejan Škrebić
Apr 25, 2012 11:08
12 yrs ago
English term

hold on to one's hat

English to Serbian Social Sciences Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Тражим сличан израз у српском језику, у смислу „пази сад шта ће да буде“ :)

Proposed translations

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Pridrži se za stolicu!/Nemoj se iznenaditi / Pazi sad!/Pripremi se!

Zavisi od konteksta ali evo nekoliko prevoda sa primerima:
Hang onto your hat! Hold on to your hat! (1) coll. x Pridrži se za stolicu! Nemoj se iznenaditi! x Are you ready to her the final score? Hang on to your hat! We won ten to nothing! x "Hold on to your hat," said Sally. "Bill asked me to marry him!" up. Brace yourself for a shock!

Hang onto your hat! Hold on (to) your hat! (2) x Pazi sad! Pripremi se! x Hang on your hats everybody! I'm going to pass that car in front of us! x "Hold on to your hat," said Tom as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward. up. Watch it!

Ref. EN-SR frazeološki rečnik, Živorad Kovačević


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Note added at 1 day26 mins (2012-04-26 11:35:45 GMT)
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Izvinjavam se, potkrala mi se slovna greška u jednoj od rečenica navedenih kao primer, treba:
Are you ready to heAr the final score?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Обиље приједлога. Ја сам изабрао трећи."
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7 hrs

drž' se dobro

zbog hold, mada nije infinitiv
Note from asker:
Сјајан приједлог, мада сам се ја одлучио за други. Хвала.
Peer comment(s):

agree Goran Tasic
1 day 15 hrs
hvala Gorane
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