take (sth) lightly

Croatian translation: ne shvaćati olako

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English term or phrase:take (sth) lightly
Croatian translation:ne shvaćati olako
Entered by: Martina Pokupec (X)

07:50 Feb 9, 2012
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English term or phrase: take (sth) lightly
We do no take our responsibility lightly.

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Martina Pokupec (X)
Croatia
Local time: 20:17
ne shvaćati olako
Explanation:
meni se sviđa...
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Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 20:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3ne shvaćati olako
Darko Kolega
5 +1pristupiti olako (nečemu)
Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
4ozbiljno
Sherefedin MUSTAFA


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ne shvaćati olako


Explanation:
meni se sviđa...

Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 16
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Hvala!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sasa Kalcik
21 mins

agree  Mladen Savic
48 mins

agree  Jakov Milicevic
2 hrs

neutral  Miomira Brankovic: take lightly = shvaćati olako; not take lightly = ne shvaćati olako. Sa prevodom koji ste dali dobili smo u glosaru izraze sasvim obrnutog značenja (ali to možete korigovati Vi ili Martina)
1 day 15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pristupiti olako (nečemu)


Explanation:
meni osobno draži izraz no to je manje, više isto kao kod kolege Kolege :)

Example sentence(s):
  • When the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that private organizations, ... by Republican super PACs is not something that we take lightly, ...
  • ...predsjednik republikanskog kluba zastupnika u Senatu, rekao je da će njegova stranka gledati da proces bude "temeljit i da mu se ne pristupa olako"

    Reference: http://sfcmac.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/obama-courts-super-pa...
    Reference: http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/obamin-vrhovni-sud-prvi-ce-u...
Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
Croatia
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniela Slankamenac: Vi ste bili precizniji jer prevod traženog izraza treba biti potvrdan:-) Inače, oba predloga su dobra.
4 hrs
  -> hvala, kolegice!
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ozbiljno


Explanation:
Mi ozbiljno ...

Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian, Native in MacedonianMacedonian
PRO pts in category: 7
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