paper pusher

Czech translation: kancelářská krysa

11:22 Aug 31, 2013
English to Czech translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: paper pusher
Jak bychom to řekli hezky česky?
Ondrej Elleder
Local time: 09:18
Czech translation:kancelářská krysa
Explanation:
Tohle je jedna z "nevlídných" možností, ale záleží na kontextu.
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Hana Pernicova
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:18
Grading comment
Díky :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1kancelářská krysa
Hana Pernicova
3 +1úředník
Pavel Prudký
4ouřada
Sarka Lhotak
4byrokrat
Jitka Komarkova (Mgr.)
3papírový tygr
Ivan Šimerka
3papírový čert
Jirka Bolech


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
úředník


Explanation:
má-li to být kapku hanlivé či slangové, tak třeba úředníček

Pavel Prudký
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jakub Skřebský
32 mins
  -> děkuji
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kancelářská krysa


Explanation:
Tohle je jedna z "nevlídných" možností, ale záleží na kontextu.

Hana Pernicova
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Díky :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jakub Skřebský: Přesné. Ovšem pokud povaha textu nesnese takovou přímočarost, pak "úředníček", jak navrhuje Pavel.
26 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
papírový tygr


Explanation:
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Ivan Šimerka
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Pavel Prudký: myslím, že tady toto je překlad něčeho, co v češtině znamená "pes, který štěká, nekouše". Takže zcela mimo.
2 days 9 hrs
  -> Podle mne to znamená v podstatě totéž jako "papírový čert"
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ouřada


Explanation:
taky možnost s hanlivým podtextem...

Sarka Lhotak
Canada
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
papírový čert


Explanation:
Já to znám jako 'pencil pusher'...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-08-31 16:30:55 GMT)
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Blbost, beru zpět. Prosím ignorovat...

Jirka Bolech
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
byrokrat


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-08-31 17:05:25 GMT)
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viz také http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paper-pusher

Jitka Komarkova (Mgr.)
Czech Republic
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Czech
PRO pts in category: 7
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