Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
caderi si ridicari
English translation:
ups and downs /or/ high points and low points
Added to glossary by
Petru Ioan
May 11, 2011 21:46
13 yrs ago
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Glory to God for all things!
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caderi si ridicari
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Buna ziua!
Am o problema cu aceasta expresie, si nu o gasesc precis intr-un loc. Cum s-ar traduce ea?
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In viata lui a avut multe caderi si ridicari, dar indiferent de situatie, el isi punea toata nadejdea in Dumnezeu.
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Multumesc anticipat
Am o problema cu aceasta expresie, si nu o gasesc precis intr-un loc. Cum s-ar traduce ea?
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In viata lui a avut multe caderi si ridicari, dar indiferent de situatie, el isi punea toata nadejdea in Dumnezeu.
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Multumesc anticipat
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| 4 +8 | ups and downs /or/ high points and low points |
Lara Barnett
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Proposed translations
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Lara Barnett
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Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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ups and downs /or/ high points and low points
"ups and downs"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ups and downs
"high points and low points" is not an official idiom, but can be used:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061017055924AA...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-05-12 10:49:54 GMT)
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As regards my second suggestion, "high points and low points", this can also be termed, as suggested by Peter Shortfall in his peer comment, as "highs and lows" rather than "high Points..."
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-05-12 10:50:46 GMT)
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Although, "ups and downs of life" means more to me.
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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-05-12 20:39:38 GMT)
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You could possibly even break away from the structure here and use the expression "bumpy ride" as this would suggest up and down but in a rather subtle way.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bumpy ride
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a bumpy ride
"His life was a bumpy ride"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ups and downs
"high points and low points" is not an official idiom, but can be used:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061017055924AA...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-05-12 10:49:54 GMT)
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As regards my second suggestion, "high points and low points", this can also be termed, as suggested by Peter Shortfall in his peer comment, as "highs and lows" rather than "high Points..."
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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-05-12 10:50:46 GMT)
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Although, "ups and downs of life" means more to me.
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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-05-12 20:39:38 GMT)
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You could possibly even break away from the structure here and use the expression "bumpy ride" as this would suggest up and down but in a rather subtle way.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bumpy ride
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a bumpy ride
"His life was a bumpy ride"
Note from asker:
| Multumesc mult! |
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