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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Grass doesn´t grow on a racetrack.

Romanian translation:

Pe cararea batuta nu creste iarba

Added to glossary by Catalin C.
Jul 12, 2010 09:41
13 yrs ago
English term

Grass doesn´t grow on a racetrack.

English to Romanian Other Folklore proverb
am nevoie de un echivalent în română, nu explicativ ...
Proposed translations (Romanian)
4 +12 Pe cararea batuta nu creste iarba
Change log

Jul 17, 2010 19:27: Catalin C. Created KOG entry

Discussion

Alex Vulpoiu (asker) Jul 12, 2010:
Explanation: The grass on a racetrack can’t grow because it doesn’t get the chance. It is continuously trampled down. If you are always pushed down, dominated by parents, teachers, or your boss, you won’t have the chance to grow and show your full potential.

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Pe cararea batuta nu creste iarba

Cred ca acesta este echivalentul tinand cont si de explicatia ta. De altfel. mai exista in engleza o expresie asemanatoare: GRASS grows not upon the highway, care inseamna acelasi lucru. Parerea mea...
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