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34271
Hi there: What exactly does 'Hon.' before a name, such as in "Hon. Charles Rolls", stand for? Advice on dealing with it in translation sought... Jirka Bolech...
Jirka Bolech
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Sep 1, 2007
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34272
Znamena to "ctěný" Sabina Kralova ... From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Czechlist@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jirka Bolech Sent: Saturday, September...
Sabina Králová
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Sep 1, 2007
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34273
Zdravim ve spolek: Mame v cestine neco zavedeneho pro druh zabavy nazyvany v anglictine 'impressionism comedy' a cloveka ktery takovyto druh zabavy vytvari,...
Jirka Bolech
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Sep 1, 2007
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34274
jen bych doplnil, ze v cestine se v internetovych obchodech nepouziva vozik, ale nakupni kosik Martin Bednarski ... vy......
Martin Bednarski
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Sep 1, 2007
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34275
Ja mam paypal v USD, protoze jsem v US, ale platby, co mi prisly v Euro, mi zustavaji na uctu v Euro a pokud prijdou v ostatnich menach, tak taky, takze mam...
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Sep 1, 2007
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34276
HONORARY Pekny vikend Magda...
magda.ferstlova
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Sep 1, 2007
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34277
Ve velkem technickem slovniku od Lingey je jednak inspection pit = montazni jama, a taky inspection pit = revizni jama (zel.), asi ze se to pouziva na...
Zdenek Mikan
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Sep 1, 2007
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34278
Yup, "threads" was a 'cool' word for clothing when I was in school during the 50's & 60's (MN, USA). What caught my attention last week was the White Castle...
Robert Chudek
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Sep 1, 2007
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34279
Skype je zbytecne drahy, ja pouzivam Voipdiscount, www.voipdiscount.com, ktery stoji 10 Euro na 4 mesice a pak muzes volat zdarma neomezene v US, i na mobily a...
radekpletka
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Sep 1, 2007
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34280
Dobry den, jeste bych se rad zeptal, na tento termin: On sale from $$$ - muze tim mysleno "ve slevě za cenu od $$$" nebo spis "sleva z ceny $$$"? sam jsem se...
muskwa77
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Sep 1, 2007
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34281
Hanko, mne opravdu za malo... PT ... Odesílatel: Hana Jarolímová Datum: Pátek 31. srpna 2007, 14:53 Předmět: Re: [Czechlist] Inspection pit Komu:...
Pavel Trusina
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Sep 1, 2007
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34282
It looks like a bad translation from Bulgarian. The only way to translate it accurately would be to check with somebody, who knows Bulgarian tax law enough to...
radekpletka
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Sep 1, 2007
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Pardon spletla jsem se, preklada se to jako "ctihodný" Sabina ... From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Czechlist@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
Sabina Králová
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Sep 1, 2007
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34284
No, "honorary" is wrong in this case. Here it is short for "The Hono(u)rable". For meaning and usage see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honourable Hais-Hodek...
Gerald Turner
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Sep 1, 2007
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34285
Thank you all for your prompt replies, Sabina, Magda, and Gerry. I knew it what something about hono(u)r, but wasn't sure what exactly. Wikipedia seems to be...
Jirka Bolech
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Sep 1, 2007
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34286
FWIW it's used here in the sense of a comedians who "does impressions" i.e. parodies/caricatures other people's speech or mannerisms. The poverty of Cz-Eng...
Gerald Turner
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Sep 1, 2007
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34287
In the United States, "Hon." before a name means "Honorable", and it means the person is a judge. There are a few other offices that give a person that title,...
James Kirchner
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Sep 1, 2007
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34288
I don't think the word "sliders" ever stopped being in vogue, because people were calling White Castle hamburgers "sliders" even in the 1980s. I think it's...
James Kirchner
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Sep 1, 2007
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34289
You are right, I am sorry, I somehow confused it with "honorary doctor" and similar. Magda _____ From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com...
magda.ferstlova
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Sep 1, 2007
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34290
Thank you, Jarda, Tomas, Helga, Jamie and Radek. Your comments were all very helpful. Brgds Coilin...
coilinoc
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Sep 1, 2007
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34291
Tomuto vykladu by se v cestine zrejme nejvic blizil "imitator", ze? Petr Adamek ... vytvari, tedy ... _impressionist_...
spektrum2002
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Sep 2, 2007
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34292
Automechanici ale asi nebudou mit specialni jamu jen na prohlidky. No, treba na STK ji maj - a pokud by v textu bylo nejak zvlast zdurazneno, ze je to ciste na...
Matej Klimes
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Sep 2, 2007
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Hi list, do we have a way of expressing this in English, can't seem to remember right now. I would normally go round it somehow, but thiu is in a heading in a...
Matej Klimes
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Sep 2, 2007
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34294
... Hey, man, never assume anything. :-) This really is called a "necessary evil" in English. It's an extremely common expression, and I can't think of any...
James Kirchner
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Sep 2, 2007
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34295
Hmm, I see, interesting, never heard it used.. BUT (Wiki): A situation or act considered evil but necessary to ensure good in other areas or to prevent greater...
Matej Klimes
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Sep 2, 2007
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34296
Actually, "necessary evil" is not as strong as you think it is. I think the Wikipedia definition is too strong. A "necessary evil" is just something you...
James Kirchner
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Sep 2, 2007
2:53 pm
34297
... (actually, just the word evil does) - in Czech, at least as I understand it, and especially in the context I was talking about, it just means "it's...
melvyn.geo
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Sep 2, 2007
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34298
AFAIK "honorary doctor" is seldom used (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_doctorates - the heading "Practical use"). FWIW Gerry ... -- Czech-In...
Gerald Turner
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Sep 2, 2007
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34299
Thanks Jamie and Melvyn, I'll take your word for it then.. M ... From: melvyn.geo To: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 4:53 PM ...
Matej Klimes
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Sep 2, 2007
4:21 pm
34300
Nevim jak u tebe, Radku, ale u mne se kvalita volani s VD na jare prudce zhorsila - kazdy telefonat je sazka do loterie, hovor y vypadavaji, lide nejsou...
Martin Janda
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