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04:07 Oct 16, 2018 |
Czech to English translations [Non-PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ivan Šimerka Czech Republic Local time: 02:34 | ||||||
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4 | put in the same bag |
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4 | ... puts (the company Markets dot com) level with... |
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3 | which puts X in the junk category |
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3 | is the pits [here] |
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which puts X in the junk category Explanation: literally: on the level of, on the level with, etc |
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put in the same bag Explanation: A colloquial term should be answered with a colloquial... :-) See an example of the same in an interesting article: https://euobserver.com/migration/138227 |
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is the pits [here] Explanation: “And then there’s another thing that makes Market dot com the pits” "Dat na rovinu s" means “place on a par with”, but I’d work round it here. However, I'm not sure if saying that someone/something "is the pits" is perhaps overly British. “BE WARNED never never use Viagogo, this company is the pits, my son brought 2 tickets for the darts tournament tomorrow night at the” https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g186338-i17-k10427364-... |
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... puts (the company Markets dot com) level with... Explanation: * |
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