Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
být na koni
English translation:
to have the upper hand
Added to glossary by
Zuzana Jurková
Jun 14, 2012 10:48
11 yrs ago
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Czech term
Italy
Native in: Czech 
Works in: Italian to Czech, English to Czech, Slovak to Czech, and 9 more.
být na koni
Czech to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Když jsme vstřelili gól, byli jsme na koni.
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Proposed translations
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Melissa Dedina
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Law, business, marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
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to have the upper hand
another possibility, especially in the sample sentence.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-14 13:22:47 GMT)
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wait, or else "to be on a roll". i like that one too :)
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wait, or else "to be on a roll". i like that one too :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Díky!"
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be on top of the world
možná takto
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Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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to be in the saddle
Even in Czech we say "vstřelený gól nás posadil do sedla/na koně".
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be in the saddle
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another possible alternative: "be riding high"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be riding high
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be in the saddle
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another possible alternative: "be riding high"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be riding high
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Jim Tucker (X)
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Jiri Lonsky
: ano, česky to tak říkáme (však to taky je jazyk zadání), obě vaše anglické verze jsou IMO na okraji současného úzu; užít by se daly pokud by překlad měl znít archaicky. Mimoto "be riding high" vyjadřuje aroganci "jezdce", což myslím český výraz nedělá.
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Jiri Lonsky
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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English
Works in field
Czech Republic
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Native in: Czech , English
Works in: English to Czech, Czech to English
to rule
When we scored the goal, we ruled.
Hovorové, aktuálně používané.
Hovorové, aktuálně používané.
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Hannah Geiger (X)
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Thank you, Hannah
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Lucie Maruniakova
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Děkuji, Lucie
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As soon as we scored the goal, we were put in the saddle.
Jakmile jsme vstrelili branku, byli jsme na koni.
Discussion
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