Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
ne prostreti se više nego što je deka dugačka
English translation:
stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach; cut your coat according to your cloth
Added to glossary by
Natasa Stankovic
Sep 25, 2017 19:05
6 yrs ago
Serbian term
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native in: Bosnian 
, Serbian
Works in: Bosnian to English, English to Bosnian, Serbian to English, and 3 more.
Prostreti se više nego što je deka dugačka
Serbian to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
kompletna rečenica glasi:
Kontrola nad finansijama je zapravo vještina da se ne prostiremo više nego što je deka dugačka.
Radi se o tome da ne trosimo vise nego sto mozemo podnijeti finansijski pa trazim pomoć kako da prevedem ovo na engleski.
Hvala unaprijed :)
Kontrola nad finansijama je zapravo vještina da se ne prostiremo više nego što je deka dugačka.
Radi se o tome da ne trosimo vise nego sto mozemo podnijeti finansijski pa trazim pomoć kako da prevedem ovo na engleski.
Hvala unaprijed :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach; cut your coat according to your cloth |
Natasa Stankovic
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| 4 | live beyond one's means |
Slobodan Kozarčić
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Change log
Sep 26, 2017 21:55: Natasa Stankovic changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1425754">Vedran Gavric's</a> old entry - "Prostreti se više nego što je deka dugačka"" to ""stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach; cut your coat according to your cloth""
Proposed translations
1 hr
Natasa Stankovic
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Serbia
IT, Medical, Marketing EN–SR Translator
Native in: Serbian 
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, English to Serbo-Croat, and 1 more.
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Serbian term (edited):
ne prostreti se više nego što je deka dugačka
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stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach; cut your coat according to your cloth
Živorad Kovačević - Frazeološki rečnik sr-en:
Ne pružaj se dalje od gubera (Prema guberu se valja pružiti)
- Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
- Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach
Do not spend more than you can afford.
Similar to Cut your coat according to your cloth.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199539...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
45 mins
Slobodan Kozarčić
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Serbia
900 films/500 medical rep/two books/tech
Native in: Serbian (Variant: Montenegrin ) , Bosnian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Bosnian, Serbian to English, and 4 more.
live beyond one's means
- to spend more money than one can afford.
У мом крају се каже „Прострети се према губеру (покривачу)” - Live within one's means.
У мом крају се каже „Прострети се према губеру (покривачу)” - Live within one's means.
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