Mar 26, 2007 02:45
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
翻身落马
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
徐光春举了该省一县委书记因腐败而翻身落马的例子。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | sacked |
Malcolm Mayfield
|
| 4 +1 | be caught |
Shang
|
| 4 | out of the saddle |
Julia Zou
|
| 3 | busted |
Fang Sheng
|
| 3 | being thrown out of office |
pkchan
|
| 3 | bite the dust |
chica nueva
|
| 3 | downfall |
franksf
|
Proposed translations
+3
3 hrs
Selected
sacked
"(who was) sacked for corruption..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
Fang Sheng
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Works in field
Canada
Translation you don't feel translated
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
busted
My trial: Got busted because of corruption.
7 hrs
out of the saddle
eg.
Let us hope that it blows this Administration out of the saddle - there surely exists more than sufficient grounds for an impeachment for ...
www.juancole.com/2005/11/blowing-in-wind-in-background-of.h... - 74k -
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-03-26 15:34:49 GMT)
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out of the saddle 落马, 下马，下台, 免职
Another example:
People's Daily Online -- A way out for East Asia hinges on ...- [ 翻译此页 BETA ]Some European leaders have been out of the saddle, which is an eloquent proof itself. Whoever takes the initiative to reform will lose ... By People's Daily Online; The author Wu Jianmin is president of China Foreign Affairs University. ...
english.people.com.cn/200608/29/eng20060829_297743.html - 27k - 网页快照 - 类似网页
Let us hope that it blows this Administration out of the saddle - there surely exists more than sufficient grounds for an impeachment for ...
www.juancole.com/2005/11/blowing-in-wind-in-background-of.h... - 74k -
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-03-26 15:34:49 GMT)
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out of the saddle 落马, 下马，下台, 免职
Another example:
People's Daily Online -- A way out for East Asia hinges on ...- [ 翻译此页 BETA ]Some European leaders have been out of the saddle, which is an eloquent proof itself. Whoever takes the initiative to reform will lose ... By People's Daily Online; The author Wu Jianmin is president of China Foreign Affairs University. ...
english.people.com.cn/200608/29/eng20060829_297743.html - 27k - 网页快照 - 类似网页
18 hrs
being thrown out of office
being thrown out of office
18 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
Specializes in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
bite the dust
bite the dust = 1 to fall so that your body hits the ground heavily 2 to end in failure eg His career bit the dust when he lost his job. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
bite the dust = (infml) to be killed or defeated (非正式) 被杀死;被击败 (Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)
'go head over turkey'
'fall flat on your face'
bite the dust = (infml) to be killed or defeated (非正式) 被杀死;被击败 (Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)
'go head over turkey'
'fall flat on your face'
20 hrs
downfall
downfall due to corruption
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