Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

'la stat se sta'

English translation:

"P" from "Public" sector comes from playing hard rather than working hard

Added to glossary by Cristina Balmus
Apr 27, 2009 19:06
15 yrs ago
Romanian term

'la stat se sta'

Romanian to English Other Other
... convingeri de tipul 'la stat, dupa cum ii spune si numele, de sta'.

Multumesc pentru sugestii!

Discussion

Cristina Balmus (asker) May 2, 2009:
'La Stat se sta!' Multumesc tuturor pentru raspunsuri!

Proposed translations

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"P" from "Public" sector comes from playing hard rather than working hard

o sugestie.

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Note added at 39 mins (2009-04-27 19:46:19 GMT)
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or "P" from "Public sector" stands for 'pretending to work".

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-04-27 19:47:58 GMT)
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or "working for the state" is "staying idle".

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Note added at 51 mins (2009-04-27 19:58:01 GMT)
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Ultima e trasa de par; aici prin stat se intelege" government/public sector"

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Note added at 54 mins (2009-04-27 20:00:57 GMT)
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ori 'Public Sector" is "Slacking"

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-27 20:08:04 GMT)
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or Public Sector" as in "Public"SLACKING". OK! I need to stop.
Note from asker:
M am gandit si eu sa ma joc cu 'state' si 'stay', dar se pare ca 'state' vine mai degraba din 'status/stare' (latin) - 'stand'. Oricum ar fi solutiile propuse sunt foarte interesante, cel putin prima e delicioasa!
I think you can stop ... I'm already way over impressed with your mastering of the English language :) Multumesc!
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agree ELLA IACOB : ;)
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agree Alina Weidell
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agree Veronica Costea : Well done, Mihaela :D
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Multumesc frumos, Veronica! Credeam ca e ironica Cristina.
agree Florina-Livia Angheluta (X)
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agree RODICA CIOBANU
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agree Georgiana Vasilescu (X)
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agree Rodica Ionas
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agree Elvira Tatucu
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agree MMUK (X)
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Multumesc Mirela !
agree cristina48 : şi la voi? :)))
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Multumesc Cristina !Tu crezi ca ne lasam mai prejos?! birocratie, nepotism toate amplificate pentru ca e miza slujbei.
agree Tradeuro Language Services
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the State is a waste!

O parere
Note from asker:
Multumesc. Gasesc ca si acest raspuns este o optiune foarte buna!
Peer comment(s):

agree ELLA IACOB
1 hr
Multumesc
agree Florina-Livia Angheluta (X)
11 hrs
Multumesc
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a government job is a perpetual vacation with benefits

auzita de mine ... din pacate nu-mi aduc aminte unde
:)
alta varianta:
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"we don't work , we are government workers"
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A survey says that American workers work the first three hours every day just to pay their taxes. So that's why we can't get anything done in the morning: We're government workers!

-- Jay Leno
Government Workers
Submitted by HeadLaugher on 2004-07-25 22:03

Two workmen were approached by a passer by who asked what they were doing...

"Well, we work for the government," one of the men said.

"But one of you is digging a hole and the other fills it up. You�re not accomplishing anything. Aren�t you wasting the taxpayers� money?"

"You don�t understand, mister," one of the men said, leaning on his shovel and wiping his brow. "Normally there�s three of us: me, Rodney, and Mike. I dig the hole, Rodney sticks in the tree and Mike, here, puts the dirt back."

"Now, just because Rodney�s sick, that don�t mean that Mike and me can�t work."

pentru amuzament :)

Atentie la chestia cu "statul" in engleza nu e "statul" e "government"
Peer comment(s):

agree Veronica Costea : Nice :D
3 hrs
agree MMUK (X)
15 hrs
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If there is anything that a public servant hates to do it's something for the public

A quite well known one
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