oštra pera

English translation: acerbic pens

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Serbian term or phrase:oštra pera
English translation:acerbic pens
Entered by: Elio Verbanac

17:47 Apr 4, 2019
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Political cartoons
Serbian term or phrase: oštra pera
Meta njihovih oštrih pera su oni koji su na vlasti i koji imaju moć u svojim rukama, kao i društvene pojave koje su neposredni odraz načina vladanja establišmenta.
tamarama76
acerbic pens
Explanation:
Još jedan prijedlog.

acerbic - (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

"JUDGE WITH ACERBIC PEN"
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/09/nyregion/man-in-the-news-...

"Daily Beast notes the acerbic pen of editor Bill Bradlee. Wait, who?"
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/daily-beast-n...
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Elio Verbanac
Croatia
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Izgleda da je Vaš odgovor najbliži onome što tražim. Nađoh i ovo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4uqm5QEIY.
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Summary of answers provided
3scathing pens
Tomislav Patarčić
3acerbic pens
Elio Verbanac
4 -1sharpened styluses
Daryo
3 -1to write caustically (caustic writing/comments)
Slobodan Kozarčić


  

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scathing pens


Explanation:
Skoro pa doslovno. Nije greška. Rijedak, ali postojeći izraz.

Tomislav Patarčić
Croatia
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian
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Asker: Ovo rešenje mi se veoma dopada takođe. Hvala!

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acerbic pens


Explanation:
Još jedan prijedlog.

acerbic - (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

"JUDGE WITH ACERBIC PEN"
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/09/nyregion/man-in-the-news-...

"Daily Beast notes the acerbic pen of editor Bill Bradlee. Wait, who?"
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/daily-beast-n...


Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Izgleda da je Vaš odgovor najbliži onome što tražim. Nađoh i ovo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4uqm5QEIY.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to write caustically (caustic writing/comments)


Explanation:
*Бити оштар на перу - to write caustically.


Slobodan Kozarčić
Serbia
Local time: 14:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Political cartoons
7 mins
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
sharpened styluses


Explanation:
Meta njihovih oštrih pera su ...
=
They are aiming their sharpened styluses at ...

Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Political cartoons

"Political cartoons" => these are not "writing pens"

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Slobodan Kozarčić: Ја сам сигурна да ти, стојећи сатима свакодневно испред огледала, мислиш да си најпаметнији на свету. Али, веруј ми, лаже те огледало.
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