suffer fools gladly
de mkj1887, 2017-julio-04
Mesaĝoj: 15
Lingvo: English
mkj1887 (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-04 17:55:00
So, in the entry in my online dictionary for this expression, I have added my own (liberal – not literal) translation into Esperanto: dolĉe dorloti idiotojn – which has the additional feature – absent in the original English – of alliteration.
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Vestitor (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-04 22:13:41
Seriously though, the phrase is always used negatively: not suffer fools gladly/doesn't suffer fools gladly and I can't tell how your translation works. I didn't even recognise the word 'dorloti' How would I construct the phrase to translate e.g: 'Everyone knew he didn't suffer fools gladly'.
noelekim (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-05 04:42:17
I am not one to suffer fools gladly - mi ne emas indulgi stultulojn
eo.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vortaro_angla-Esperanta_g
tommjames (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-05 15:49:10
Vestitor (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-05 23:39:35
mkj1887 (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-06 15:25:11
Vestitor:As a related aside; is it really desirable to render such things as set phrases, rather than just expressing the idea at the moment. Whilst Esperanto is not like a pidgin or something like 'Basic English', I do tend to see it more as a means for communicating with clarity."Only the stupid believe that being truthful is easy."
-- Willa Cather
Vestitor (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-06 16:28:52
mkj1887:Is this a not-so-veiled implication that I am stupid?Vestitor:As a related aside; is it really desirable to render such things as set phrases, rather than just expressing the idea at the moment. Whilst Esperanto is not like a pidgin or something like 'Basic English', I do tend to see it more as a means for communicating with clarity."Only the stupid believe that being truthful is easy."
-- Willa Cather
Aiming for clarity in language is not stupid. That would make people like Wittgenstein stupid and that is ridiculous.
Get that chip off your shoulder. Maybe you make an Esperanto phrase for that?
mkj1887 (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-07 21:37:59
Vestitor:An Esperanto version of 'A hit dog always yelps.' would be more apropos.mkj1887:Is this a not-so-veiled implication that I am stupid?Vestitor:As a related aside; is it really desirable to render such things as set phrases, rather than just expressing the idea at the moment. Whilst Esperanto is not like a pidgin or something like 'Basic English', I do tend to see it more as a means for communicating with clarity."Only the stupid believe that being truthful is easy."
-- Willa Cather
Aiming for clarity in language is not stupid. That would make people like Wittgenstein stupid and that is ridiculous.
Get that chip off your shoulder. Maybe you make an Esperanto phrase for that?
Vestitor (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-07 22:39:33
mkj1887 (Montri la profilon) 2017-julio-08 03:35:39
Vestitor:It would, because you do. A great deal.So, we’ve descended to the level of “I’m rubber, you’re glue. Whatever you say bounces off me, and sticks to you.”