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"live on the smell of an oil rag"

Croatian translation: live in conditions of extreme want

11:12 Apr 26, 2006
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literature
English term or phrase: "live on the smell of an oil rag"
"I will have none of you, for you dwell in shanties and live on the smell of an oil rag."

An explanation in English or German would also be very helpful.
lavinija
Croatian translation:live in conditions of extreme want
Explanation:
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms; 2004; JUDITH SIEFRING

dakle, živjeti u bijedi
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Petra Potočnik Vukelić
Croatia
Local time: 10:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4live in conditions of extreme want
Petra Potočnik Vukelić
5Ne želim te blizu jer se povlačiš po straćarama i živiš od smrada masnih dronjaka...
Ivan Lajnvas
3živiš kao beskućnik
Kornelija Karalic


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
live ( or survive) on the smell of an oil rag
live in conditions of extreme want


Explanation:
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms; 2004; JUDITH SIEFRING

dakle, živjeti u bijedi

Petra Potočnik Vukelić
Croatia
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Tamara Sinobad
3 hrs
agree  Slavica Kosca
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agree  Karen Ordanic
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agree  Anel Kovacevic
1 day 8 hrs
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
live on the smell of an oil rag
živiš kao beskućnik


Explanation:
Someone lives as a homeless person.

Kornelija Karalic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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3 days 57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ne želim te blizu jer se povlačiš po straćarama i živiš od smrada masnih dronjaka...


Explanation:
Ne želim te blizu jer se povlačiš (boraviš, kako već hoćete) po straćarama i živiš od smrada masnih dronjaka (krpa...)...

tako nekako, ovo je književni prijevod pa se ne može prevesti samo na jedan način. nadam se da ovo pomaže barem kao prijedlog.

Ivan Lajnvas
Croatia
Local time: 10:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
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