Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
dobiti nešto na lijepe oči
English translation:
to get something without (even) trying
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Natasa Mazar
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Croatian term
Native in: Croatian 
Works in: English to Croatian, Italian to Croatian, Croatian to English, and 5 more.
dobiti nešto na lijepe oči
Croatian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Tražila sam po raznim rječnicima, ali me zanima postoji li nekakav sličan izraz na engleskom. Pronašla sam: undeserving, without merit, There's no such thing as a free lunch i to get something for nothing, ali nijedno mi se ne sviđa posebno. Hvala!
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to get something without (even) trying
This is a common expression, though it's more everyday / conversational than literary.
The implication is somewhat negative in that someone has got something without having put in any effort. Adding 'even' strengths it.
The implication is somewhat negative in that someone has got something without having put in any effort. Adding 'even' strengths it.
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Bojan Grbikj
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Dedicated to the pursuit of correctness
Native in: Macedonian , English
Works in: English to Macedonian, Macedonian to English, Croatian to English, and 8 more.
to get something gratuitously
1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned.
2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free.
3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: gratuitous criticism.
Evo objashnenja za ova rijec, mislim da je to to... ne znam dali ce vam se ovo rjesenje dopasti...
2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free.
3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: gratuitous criticism.
Evo objashnenja za ova rijec, mislim da je to to... ne znam dali ce vam se ovo rjesenje dopasti...
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without guarantees requested
If you do sth "na lepe oci" you do it without requesting anything from the other party, without checking the background, etc.
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Pjer Kosović
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Native in Croatian
&
English
Specializes in field
Luxembourg
Technical, Legal & Financial Translator
Native in: Croatian , English
Works in: English to Croatian, Russian to Croatian, Croatian to English, and 23 more.
to be given something in good faith
Čini mi se da se brza sa zaključcima što znači ovaj izraz na hrvatskom.
" (dati i sl.) na lijepe oči => iron. dati na povjerenje; "
http://hjp.novi-liber.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=eFpj...
Po meni je engleski ekvivalent "to give something in good faith" kao u ovom primjeru: " When the victim was asked to give something in good faith, too, Hyde said the man drove to his bank and withdrew $20,000 ".
Ali ako je postavljač pitanja siguran da zna dovoljan broj slučajeva gdje se ovaj izraz koristi u smislu "dati za badava/budzašto" (jer jezik je živi organizam tako da je moguće da je prvotna kriva uporaba postala uobičajena po deskripcijskoj logici), onda se slažem s izvornim engleskim govornikom koji je spomenuo "to get something for nothing".
" (dati i sl.) na lijepe oči => iron. dati na povjerenje; "
http://hjp.novi-liber.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=eFpj...
Po meni je engleski ekvivalent "to give something in good faith" kao u ovom primjeru: " When the victim was asked to give something in good faith, too, Hyde said the man drove to his bank and withdrew $20,000 ".
Ali ako je postavljač pitanja siguran da zna dovoljan broj slučajeva gdje se ovaj izraz koristi u smislu "dati za badava/budzašto" (jer jezik je živi organizam tako da je moguće da je prvotna kriva uporaba postala uobičajena po deskripcijskoj logici), onda se slažem s izvornim engleskim govornikom koji je spomenuo "to get something for nothing".
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Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Croatia
Native in Croatian
Works in field
Croatia
Quality & Experience
Native in: Croatian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: Croatian to English, English to Croatian, Bosnian to English, and 7 more.
unmerited favour/to get something on no merit of one's own
analogan idiomatski izraz ne postoji, a navedeno bi bilo najbliže doslovnom značenju fraze
Example sentence:
Whatever blessings we may receive are not something we have earned; they are God's unmerited favor.
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Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
: ovo mi je od svih prijedloga najbliže smislu hrv. idioma
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Stjepan Džalto
Native in Croatian
Native in: Croatian , Bosnian
Works in: Croatian to English, English to Croatian, English to Bosnian, and 3 more.
to get something by mesmerizing someone
samo jedan od prijevoda...
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to get sth with one's good looks
In translation, especially literary, there are always the proverbial nine ways of skinning a cat. My solution is from Allen Ginsberg's poem A Supermarket in California:
"When can I go into the supermarket and buy what I need with my good looks?"
"When can I go into the supermarket and buy what I need with my good looks?"
Discussion
"na lepe oči" najdeš v slov. literaturi
As far as I know, na lepe oci means without any guarantees.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/slovenian_to_english/cinema_film_t...