Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
držati sveću.
English translation:
Play gooseberry
Added to glossary by
Bogdan Petrovic
Jan 30, 2017 15:54
7 yrs ago
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Serbian term
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Simultaneous and Written translation
Native in: Serbian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, French to Serbian, and 4 more.
držati sveću.
Serbian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Kada je o devojkama reč, najbolja drugarica mu je uvek držala sveću.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | Play gooseberry |
Marijana Asanin
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Proposed translations
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Marijana Asanin
Spain
Spain
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Spain
Native in: Serbian 
, Serbo-Croat
Works in: Spanish to Serbian, English to Serbian, Spanish to Montenegrin, and 6 more.
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Play gooseberry
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Note added at 30 mins (2017-01-30 16:24:20 GMT)
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Ili možda Third wheel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_wheel
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Note added at 30 mins (2017-01-30 16:24:20 GMT)
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Ili možda Third wheel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_wheel
Peer comment(s):
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itchi
: Third wheel, koliko je meni poznato
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Vuka Mijuskovic
: Third wheel
52 mins
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Vesna Maširević
1 hr
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Slobodan Kozarčić
: Third nipple или Fifth wheel.
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A.Đapo
: third wheel
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Daryo
: Third wheel
1 day 2 hrs
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Vesna Savić
: third wheel
2 days 54 mins
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Comment: "Hvala!"
Discussion
The term third wheel is a corruption of fifth wheel, which refers to someone who deters the socialization of a couple, perhaps when being invited out of pity or through a feeling of duty.
dakle "be a third wheel"