Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
topping out ceremony
Serbian translation:
"dizanje rogova", "pokrivanje kuce"
Added to glossary by
Mark Daniels
May 7, 2006 21:04
18 yrs ago
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English term
Professional Serbian-English translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Serbian to English, Serbo-Croat to English, Croatian to English, and 1 more.
topping out ceremony
English to Serbian
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
This is when the roof is completed on a building and there is a ceremony to celebrate this, even though the building is not finished yet. I know there is something similar in the Balkans, but how do you say it?
Proposed translations
(Serbian)
| 5 +3 | dizanje rogova |
Tamara Sinobad
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| 4 | pokrivanje |
Natasa Grubor
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Change log
May 7, 2006 21:32: Tamara Sinobad changed "Language pair" from "Serbian to English" to "English to Serbian"
Proposed translations
+3
27 mins
Tamara Sinobad
Native in Serbian
25 years of experience
Native in: Serbian
Works in: English to Serbian, German to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, and 1 more.
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dizanje rogova
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-05-07 21:33:29 GMT)
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http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2004/04/25/srpski/R...
http://www.danas.co.yu/20040710/vikend6.html
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-05-07 21:33:29 GMT)
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http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2004/04/25/srpski/R...
http://www.danas.co.yu/20040710/vikend6.html
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this and "pokrivanje kuce" are both valid, slightly different customs. I do like this "lifting of the horns", though, I had never heard it before!"
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Natasa Grubor
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native in Serbian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Computer hardware and Automation Systems
Native in: Serbian 
, Bosnian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Croatian, English to Bosnian, and 10 more.
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pokrivanje
slavi se pokrivanje kuce.. rogovi se postave ranije
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