Reply to: What's the Romanian for "this lecturn has been nicked"?

[Old Greg]

Perhaps they can give it to the Greeks as a bargaining chip for the Elgin marbles.

[matei]

Romanes eunt domus?

Doh, didn't get the reference.

Romania is kind of like Italy, with a weird Slavic/Turkish spin.

I prefer Italy myself, the food is better and it is cleaner (save for Napoli).

However there are so many Romanians in Italy now though it is like being in Romania.

[Doggy Styles]

Romanes eunt domus?

Exactly.

[Paddy]

Romania and Italy are very closely related, is there something in the culture that gives them such a poor reputation?

[TheFaQQer]

Doesn't that translate as: "The lecturn, they go the house?"

Romanes eunt domus?

[matei]

Doesn't that translate as: "The lecturn, they go the house?"

It is badly translated, literally it reads "This lectern was - I nicked."

The wrong gender of "this" is used as well... assuming "lecturn" is a masculine noun. (aceasta vs. acesta).

[Doggy Styles]

Aceasta lecturn a fost-Am sterpelit

Doesn't that translate as: "The lecturn, they go the house?"

[matei]

When are you going to give it back ?

Don't ask me - I'm not Romanian and I don't have it.

[DodgyAgent]

I've never heard the word "lecturn" used in Romanian, I think you would say "podium", like in English, although there is a religious word, strană.

Strană usually refers to the place the priest sits when he isn't doing his thing up in front of the faithful, but I think it can mean lecturn as well.

So, you could say (based on the above) "Strana asta a fost ciordită/şterpelită"."

When are you going to give it back ?

[Bunk]

I've never heard the word "lecturn" used in Romanian

Not heard it in English either

[matei]

Aceasta lecturn a fost-Am sterpelit

I've never heard the word "lecturn" used in Romanian, I think you would say "podium", like in English, although there is a religious word, strană.

Strană usually refers to the place the priest sits when he isn't doing his thing up in front of the faithful, but I think it can mean lecturn as well.

So, you could say (based on the above) "Strana asta a fost ciordită/şterpelită"."

[EternalOptimist]

Bloomin gypsies. Theyre all gypsies over there, and they steal your kids

[SimonMac]

What's the Romanian for "this lecturn has been nicked"?

Aceasta lecturn a fost-Am sterpelit

[Paddy]

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[Scrag Meister]

No surprises it ended up in Romania!!