I find myself in the annoying/frustrating position of having an excellent definition of a Czech word, but not being able to find an English equivalent. Can...
Another strange term that I can't decipher... I know that a r'ap is part of a scythe, but I can't pin it down any further. Can anyone suggest an English...
The German root would evidently be Hälter (Ha:lter) - receptacle. John Newton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
JNewton149@...
Oct 1, 2005 11:46 am
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I tried Googling and came up with snath or snead, meaning scythe handle. Could this be it? I leave further investigation to you. John Newton [Non-text portions...
JNewton149@...
Oct 1, 2005 11:52 am
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Sorry, Alastair, I meant to add: visit _www.thescytheshop.co.uk_ (http://www.thescytheshop.co.uk) John Newton [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Oct 1, 2005 12:23 pm
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//Omlouvam se ctenarum vice diskuznich skupin = poslano na vice mist najednou./// Vcera mel svatek Jeronym a tak jsem se rozhodl opet udelat maly krok do...
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Oct 1, 2005 10:36 pm
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haltyr' = live box Igor ... plnil i ... polyfunkc'ni ... ale ... poc'atku ... dlouhou ... století. ... jako ... dr'evo."" ... slov', ... proudici ... popr'. k...
Igor writes... ... Unfortunately, this doesn't really fit the context given (although 'live box' or even 'vivarium' WOULD fit the definition given in the...
Thanks to John and Igor for commenting on this. I must admit that I am uncertain that snath/snead/scythe handle is correct, for two reasons: Firstly, elsewhere...
Hi Alastair, the meaning of "rap" (r^ap) as scythe or sickle handle is shown in the "Slovnik spisovneho jazyka ceskeho"; it says this is a dialectal word. I...
In a message dated 02/10/2005 12:00:22 GMT Standard Time, alastair@... writes: Dlouhe kosy se naproti tomu vyznac'uji tim, z'e uhel mezi r'apem a ostr'im...
JNewton149@...
Oct 2, 2005 12:34 pm
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halty'r^ = fish-hatchery, fish-tank Igor ... (although 'live ... Akademicky...
Igor writes... ... But unfortunately, this does not match the definition given in the text (see my first e-mail). Alastair -- No virus found in this outgoing...
Alastair, The root German word means receptacle or holding tank. Wouldn't "holding tank" be a suitably fuzzy expression to use here? Best wishes from the UK ...
JNewton149@...
Oct 3, 2005 8:51 am
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... tank" be a suitably fuzzy expression to use here? I think 'holding pond' is the right expression here. Lit. 'sadka (na ryby)' which is the meaning of...
Nick Miller
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Oct 3, 2005 10:01 am
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Jirka - ... Thanks for that. My own Slovnik spisovne cestiny and (rather old) Slovnik jazyka ceskeho don't include the word at all! ... area. And it's always...
Hello all, Ozbrojeny sbor - Is this another of saying the police? That's what one dictionary gives as a synonym, rather than the suggested and not too useful ...
Nick Miller
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Oct 6, 2005 2:24 pm
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Nick, What about "armed unit"? Vera Richards English>Czech ... From: Nick Miller <nick.miller@...> To: CzechEd@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 6...
veraandbruce@...
Oct 6, 2005 2:48 pm
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Does anybody how this should actually be translated. Belvedere? Gazebo? The problem is that it seems to range from small structures in country parks to the...
Hi, I think you can even in English you the word gloriette, which i also found in English architectural pages or, if you dislike this idea, you may use the ...
ing.Sarka Rubkova
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Oct 8, 2005 12:58 pm
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... I'd recommend pavilion, as Sarka suggested, not not gloriette. If you Google on site:.uk pavilion gazebo or site:.us pavilion gazebo or even site:.edu...
A big thank you to all for your help. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I have two more things: Zr'i'dlo Pan (it says in the translation Fount...
My two hellers' worth: The Dictionary of (English) Word Histories (Adrian Room) does not mention 'gloriet/te', but it does mention 'gazebo': 'An ornamental...
Nick Miller
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Oct 11, 2005 8:14 am
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stabilni' kastastr - stable cadastre: http://www.eurocadastre.org/eng/products2_i.asp?p=12 Also I've seen 'stabile' too. Zr'i'dlo Pan > Fount of the Virgins -...
Nick Miller
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Oct 11, 2005 8:32 am
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Hi, Is there a standard word for this: V koj. veku stavy **zahledeni**, v 18. mes. generaliz. krece pri horecnatem infektu... (from a case history) A state of...
andeds@...
Oct 11, 2005 12:05 pm
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Hi Dylan, It means "absence", and indeed this English word is often used even in Czech medical reports. It is a minor epileptic condition, even less severe...
JNewton149@...
Oct 11, 2005 12:47 pm
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Another query on the same case history: Oc'i disp. v CR Praha 9. Bryle trvale. The i of oc'i seems to have a carka. I can't think what disp. means. Any ideas? ...
