Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
neugledni
English translation:
insignificant
Added to glossary by
Natasa Stankovic
Sep 22, 2012 19:56
11 yrs ago
Croatian term
neugledni
Croatian to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
"Kada je u pitanju tako ugledan profesor koji radi na nekoliko radnih mjesta i vjerojatno po 24 sata dnevno, uz sve napredovanje u karijeri i pisanje znanstvenih radova sa svim tim psihičkim tegobama, teško je ostati ravnodušan, ali da li smo mi pacijenti neugledni. Stoga, stojim na raspolaganju bilo kojem Vašem stručnom povjerenstvu i javnosti prikazati tijek liječenja koje prof.dr.sc. XY prikazuje pravosuđu, obitelji i pacijentici da je provedeno u pravilima medicinske struke uz krivotvorenu medicinsku dokumentaciju."
I am having a problem understanding the sentence structure, above all the "[...] ali da li smo mi pacijenti neugledni." part. Why is there a full stop rather than a question mark? And what's the meaning of 'neugledan' here?
Thanks!
I am having a problem understanding the sentence structure, above all the "[...] ali da li smo mi pacijenti neugledni." part. Why is there a full stop rather than a question mark? And what's the meaning of 'neugledan' here?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | insignificant, nondescript |
Natasa Stankovic
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| 4 | of no merit |
Daryo
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Change log
Sep 26, 2012 14:40: Natasa Stankovic Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Natasa Stankovic
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insignificant, nondescript
Mislim da bi u tom kontekstu moglo „insignificant“ (pacijenti), za razliku od „significant“ (ugledan/značajan profesor – significant professor), mislim da se to želelo potencirati, tj. ironično naglasiti.
insignificant
adjective
not big or valuable enough to be considered important
- He made her feel insignificant and stupid.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/insig...
Ili:
nondescript
adjective
having no interesting or unusual features or qualities
- a nondescript person/building/town
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/nonde...
insignificant
adjective
not big or valuable enough to be considered important
- He made her feel insignificant and stupid.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/insig...
Ili:
nondescript
adjective
having no interesting or unusual features or qualities
- a nondescript person/building/town
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/nonde...
Note from asker:
| Yes, that works well, thanks! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Insignificant. Thanks!"
2 days 10 hrs
of no merit
"Kada je u pitanju tako ugledan profesor koji radi na nekoliko radnih mjesta i vjerojatno po 24 sata dnevno, uz sve napredovanje u karijeri i pisanje znanstvenih radova sa svim tim psihičkim tegobama, teško je ostati ravnodušan, ali da li smo mi pacijenti neugledni. Stoga, stojim na raspolaganju bilo kojem Vašem stručnom povjerenstvu i javnosti prikazati tijek liječenja koje prof.dr.sc. XY prikazuje pravosuđu, obitelji i pacijentici da je provedeno u pravilima medicinske struke uz krivotvorenu medicinsku dokumentaciju."
"... but are we patients of no merit?. ..."
in this case you could make the contrast between the "professor emeritus" (profesor pun zasluga, the worthy one) [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeritus] with patients being "of no merit" (nisu vredni pomena, worthless) [http://www.wordnik.com/words/no good]
"... but are we patients of no merit?. ..."
in this case you could make the contrast between the "professor emeritus" (profesor pun zasluga, the worthy one) [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeritus] with patients being "of no merit" (nisu vredni pomena, worthless) [http://www.wordnik.com/words/no good]
Peer comment(s):
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Natasa Stankovic
: Professor Emeritus je umirovljeni profesor, a ne „pun zasluga“: Emeritus – word origin: mid 18th cent.: from Latin, past participle of emereri ‘earn one's discharge by service’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of, from’ + mereri ‘earn’(Oxford)
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yes, given on retirement because he "earned" it; in other words because he "merits it" (or at least is supposed to). One way or another, being "of no merit" is still another good way of saying that this patient is of no importance.
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