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USPOREDNA ANALIZA HRVATSKOG I ENGLESKOG
KONCEPTUALNOG SUSTAVA

Cilj rada: Pretpostavka je da se jezine univerzalije mogu provjeravati samo sustavnim
prouavanjem razliitih jezinih korpusa, a u ovom radu panja je usmjerena na usporeivanje
konceptualnih metaforikih sustava hrvatskog i engleskog jezika i iz njih proizalih jezinih
realizacija kao pojedinanih metaforikih izriaja.

Metodologija: Kao osnova za usporedbu uzeta je baza podataka koju je razvio Andrew
Goatly u sklopu projekta Metalude na Sveuilitu Lingnan u Hong Kongu s ciljem usporedne
analize konceptualnog sustava engleskog i kineskog jezika. Dostupna je i preko internetske
stranice na adresi: http://ln.hk/lle/cwd03/lnproject/rootanalogy.html, a daje prikaz oko 350
tzv. korijenskih analogija, tj. konceptualnih metafora koje su rasporeene u koordinatnom
sustavu kao sjecite 6 ciljnih i 4 izvorna podruja najvieg stupnja generalizacije. Interaktivna
baza omoguava upisivanje i pretraivanje jezinih metafora kojih je preko 8000, a do kojih
se moe doi i pretraivanjem leksikih jedinica preko izvornih domena. Istraivanje se vrilo
pojedinanim provjeravanjem svakog konceptualnog para u engleskom jeziku traenjem
odgovarajuih metaforikih ekvivalenata u hrvatskom jeziku i to na konceptualnoj razini, a ne
nuno i na leksikoj razini, uz, naravno, nuan preduvjet da leksike jedinice u oba jezika
moraju pripadati istoj izvornoj i ciljnoj domeni.

1A: VALUES, QUANTITES & QUALITES THINGS AND SUBSTANCES
COLOUR IS PLANT
he was wearing an olive green sweater
BOJA JE BILJKA
nosio je maslinasto zeleni demper
COLOUR IS MINERAL
Janet's hair shone copper in the sunshine
BOJA JE MINERAL/RUDA
kosa joj je imala bakreni odsjaj na suncu
RANK/VALUE/CHARACTER IS METAL
the deaths of Romeo and Juliet forged a strong
relationship between the two families
POLOAJ/VRIJEDNOST JE METAL
smrt Romea i Julije iskovala je snanu vezu
izmeu dviju obitelji
GOODNESS IS PURITY
she felt those magazines were polluting her mind
DOBROTA JE ISTOA
osjetila je da joj ti asopisi zagauju misli
EVIL/WORTHLESSNESS IS WASTE
that film was rubbish
ZLO/BEZVRIJEDNO JE OTPAD
taj film je smee
TIME IS MONEY/COMMODITY
I invested three years of my life in writing that
book
VRIJEME JE NOVAC/ROBA
uloio sam tri godine ivota u pisanje te knjige
QUALITY IS MONEY/WEALTH
it never pays to take risks with safety
KVALITET JE NOVAC/BOGATSTVO
nikad se ne isplati riskirati sa sigurnou
BAD/UNIMPORTANT IS POOR/CHEAP
human life is very cheap in China
LOE/NEVANO JE BIJEDNO/JEFTINO
ljudski je ivot vrlo jeftin u Kini
QUANTITY IS WATERFLOW
the market was flooded with plastic flowers
KOLIINA JE VODOTOK
trite je bilo preplavljeno plastinim cvijeem
1B: VALUES, QUANTITES & QUALITES HUMAN BODY, ANIMAL & SENSES
IMPRESSIVE/FAMOUS IS LIGHT
the accident ended a brilliant career
ZNAAJNO JE SVIJETLO
nesrea je prekinula sjajnu karijeru
GOOD IS CLEAN/WHITE
he is one of the few clean politicians
DOBRO JE ISTO / BIJELO
on je jedan od malobrojnih istih politiara
EVIL IS DARK/BLACK
he's the black sheep of the family
ZLO JE TAMNO / CRNO
on je crna ovca u obitelji
EVIL IS DIRT
the show is full of dirty jokes
ZLO JE PRLJAVO
predstava je puna prljavih viceva
RACE IS COLOUR
the redskins surrounded the hunters
RASA JE BOJA
crvenokoci su okruili lovce
DIFFICULTY IS HARDNESS
Margaret Thatcher was a hard nut to crack
TEKOA JE TVRDOA
Margaret Thatcher je bila tvrd orah
SERIOUSNESS/IMPORTANCE IS WEIGHT
he didn't understand the gravity of the situation
OZBILJNOST / VANOST JE TEINA
nije razumio teinu situacije
EXTREMITY IS FEAR
the neighbours were making a fearful noise all
night
IZRAENOST JE STRAH
susjedi su cijelu no pravili stranu buku
1C: VALUES, QUANTITES & QUALITES ACTIVITY& MOVEMENT
IMPROVE/DETERIORATE IS RISE/FALL
he had the elevated aim of helping street children
POBOLJATI/POGORATI JE USTATI/PASTI
imao je uzvieni cilj pomagati djeci s ulice
FAILURE/SUCCESS IS FALLING/RISING
our holiday fell through at the last minute
NEUSPJEH/USPJEH JE PADANJE/DIZANJE
praznici su nam propali u posljednji trenutak
GAIN POWER IS RISE
the peasants rose in revolt against the new tax
STEI MO JE USTATI
seljaci su se ustali protiv novih poreza
LOSE POWER/CONTROL IS DESCEND
his opponents want to overturn the government
GUBITAK MOI/KONTROLE JE SILAZAK
njegovi protivnici ele zbaciti vladu
CONTROL IS PUSH/PUT DOWN
I think we should lean on him harder to pay his
debts now
KONTROLA JE PRITISAK
Mislim da bismo ga morali jae stisnuti da sada
plati dugove
CHANGE STATUS IS LOWER/RAISE
the car industry is in decline in France
CERTAINTY/RELIABILITY IS SOLIDITY
he has no hard evidence to back up his claims
PROMIJENITI STATUS JE SNIZITI / PODII
automobilska industrija u Francuskoj je u padu
SIGURNOST / POUZDANOST JE VRSTOA
nema vrsti dokaz kojim bi podupro svoje tvrdnje
UNCERTAINTY/UNRELIABILITY IS
INSTABILITY
literary criticism is full of loose definitions
NESIGURNOST / NEPOUZDANOST JE
NESTABILNOST
knjievna kritika je puna labavih definicija
CHANGEABLE IS FLEXIBLE/SOFT
the timetable for next term is quite elastic
PROMJENJIVO JE RASTEZLJIVO/MEKO
raspored za idue razdoblje je vrlo elastian
UNCHANGING IS HARD/RIGID
the regulations are now set in concrete
NEPROMJENJIVO JE TVRDO/VRSTO
pravila su sada zacementirana
UNCHANGING IS STATIC
industry is showing signs of stagnating
NEPROMJENJIVO JE STATINO
industrija pokazuje znakove stagnacije
INCREASE IS EXPAND
he inflated the figures for money owed
POVEANJE JE IRENJE
napuhao je cifru za neisplaeni novac
DECREASE IS REDUCE IN SIZE
we must reduce the number of homeless people
SNIENJE JE SAIMANJE
moramo smanjiti broj beskunika
INCREASE IS RISE
our costs have climbed in the last two years
POVEANJE JE USPON
nai su se trokovi popeli zadnje dvije godine
DECREASE IS FALL
drop in oil prices should help the economy
SNIENJE JE PAD
pad cijena nafte trebao bi pomoi gospodarstvu
DECREASE IS CUT
the store slashed its prices in the sales
SNIENJE JE REZANJE
trgovina je srezala prodajne cijene
1D: VALUES, QUANTITES & QUALITES PLACE &SPACE
QUALITY IS SHAPE/SIZE
I'm convinced our personalities mesh well
KVALITET JE OBLIK / VELIINA
ja sam uvjeren da se nai karakteri poklapaju
GOOD (QUALITY/MORALITY) IS HIGH
we must maintain a high ethical standards
DOBRO JE VISOKO
moramo zadrati visoke etike standarde
BAD IS LOW LOE JE NISKO
they've given our plan the thumbs down pokazali su palac dolje za na plan
ACHIEVEMENT/SUCCESS IS HIGH
as far a singing career is concerned the sky's the
limit
POSTIGNUE / USPJEH JE VISOKO
to se pjevake karijere tie, samo je nebo
granica
IMPORTANT IS BIG
he's a big name in psychology
VANO JE VELIKO
on je veliko ime u psihologiji
IMPORTANCE/STATUS IS HIGH
she married a top human rights lawyer
VANOST/STATUS JE VISOKO
udala se za vrhunskog odvjetnika
UNIMPORTANT/SUBORDINATE IS LOW
sweeping the streets is a rather low job for an ex-
boss
NEVANO/PODREENO JE NISKO
ienje ulica je prilino nizak posao za biveg
efa
POWER/CONTROL IS HEIGHT
I have relatives in high places
SNAGA / KONTROLA JE VISINA
imam roake na visokim pozicijama
GOODNESS (HONESTY) IS STRAIGHTNESS
he's an unusual person-- a straight politician
DOBROTA (ESTITOST) JE USPRAVNOST
on je neobian ovjek uspravan politiar
JUSTICE/LAW IS STRAIGHT (LINE)
it's right that women should have maternity leave
PRAVDA/ZAKON JE PRAVA CRTA
ispravno je da ene imaju porodiljni dopust
IMPORTANCE/POWER IS CENTRALITY
let's get to the marrow of the problem
VANOST / MO JE SREDINJOST
poimo u sr problema
UNIMPORTANCE IS PERIPHERY/EDGE
Latvia became a satellite of the USSR
NEVANOST JE PERIFERIJA / RUB
Latvija je postala satelit SSSR-a
EXISTENCE/OCCURRENCE IS HIGH
as things stand I can't afford a new car
POSTOJANJE/DOGAANJE JE VISOKO
kako stoje stvari, ne mogu si priutiti novo auto
HEALTH/LIFE IS HIGH
we'll put the country on its feet again
ZDRAVLJE / IVOT JE VISOKO
postavit emo opet zemlju na svoje noge
UNHEALTHY/DEAD IS LOW
his health declined quickly
WORTHLESS IS EMPTY
his promises turned out to be empty
NEVANO / MRTVO JE NISKO
zdravlje mu je brzo opalo
BEZVRIJEDNO JE PRAZNO
njegova obeanja su se pokazala ispraznima
QUANTITY IS SIZE/LENGTH
there are more people than last week by a long
way
KVANTITET JE VELIINA / DULJINA
daleko je vie ljudi nego proli tjedan
NUMEROUS/MORE IS BIG
there are huge differences in the figures
BROJNO / VIE JE VELIKO
ogromne su razlike u brojkama
FEW IS SMALL
you have little chance of winning
NEZNATNO JE MALENO
mala je ansa da e pobijediti
MORE IS HIGH
there's a mountain of evidence about the dangers
of smoking
MNOGO JE VISOKO
brdo je dokaza o tetnosti puenja
LESS IS LOW
prices here are very low
MANJE JE NISKO
cijene su ovdje vrlo niske
2A: EMOTION, EXPERIENCE & RELATIONSHIPS THINGS & SUBSTANCES
AFFECTION / RELATIONSHIP IS MONEY /
WEALTH
my cleaning lady is a real gem
NAKLONOST / ODNOS JE NOVAC /
BOGATSTVO
moja kuna pomonica je pravi dragulj
EXPERIENCE/EVENT IS LIQUID
the war threatens to spill over into neighbouring
Iran
ISKUSTVO / DOGAAJ JE TEKUINA
rat prijeti da se razlije u susjedni Iran
EXPERIENCE IS FOOD
the concert was a feast for the ears
ISKUSTVO JE HRANA
koncert je bio gozba za ui
EFFECT IS FOOD PREPARATION
the company still seems to lack a recipe for
growth
UINAK JE PRIPREMA HRANE
kompaniji izgleda jo uvijek fali recept za rast
QUALITY IS TASTE KVALITET JE OKUS
I can't bear his sugary smile ne podnosim njegov sladunjav osmjeh
BAD IS SMELLY
the odour of corruption hung about everything
LOE JE SMRDLJIVO
vonj korupcije posvuda se proirio
2B: EMOTION, EXPERIENCE & RELATIONSHIPS HUMAN BODY, ANIMAL & SENSES
EMOTION IS LIGHT/COLOUR
we had the whole spectrum of political reactions
EMOCIJA JE SVJETLO / BOJA
imali smo cijeli spektar politikih reakcija
EMOTION IS HEAT
he had a burning desire to sail around the world
EMOCIJA JE TOPLINA
imao je arku elju oploviti svijet
EMOTION/EXCITED ACTIVITY IS
ELECTRICITY
Napoleon's speech galvanised the troops
EMOCIJA/UZBUENO DJELOVANJE JE
ELEKTRICITET
Napoleonov govor je galvanizirao vojsku
EMOTION IS WEATHER
''get out of here!" he thundered
EMOCIJA JE VRIJEME
''izlazi!'' zagrmio je
EXPERIENCE/SITUATION IS WEATHER
storm clouds are gathering over the Middle East
ISKUSTVO/SITUACIJA JE VRIJEME
olujni oblaci se skupljaju nad Bliskim istokom
EMOTION IS TOUCH/IMPACT
it has touched me deeply to see how these people
live
EMOCIJA JE DODIR
duboko me dirnulo kad sam vidio kako ti ljudi
ive
BAD EMOTION IS DISCOMFORT/PAIN the
increase in the price of aviation fuel is a big
headache
LOE EMOCIJE SU NEUGODA/ BOL
poveanje cijena avionskog goriva velika je
glavobolja
UNFEELING/HOSTILE IS HARD
he's a mummy's boy--boarding school will
toughen him
BEZOSJEAJNO/NEPRIJATELJSKO JE
TVRDO
on je mamin sin internat e ga ovrsnuti
ANTAGONISM/ANNOYANCE IS FRICTION
I had a brush with my supervisor last week
ANTAGONIZAM/SMETNJA JE TRENJE
proli tjedan sam se 'pokefao' sa efom
POLITE/FLATTERING/PLEASANT IS
SMOOTH
his polished manners enchanted us
ULJUDNO/LASKAVO/UGODNO JE GLATKO
njegovi uglaeni maniri su nas oduevili
WORRY/RESPONSIBILITY IS WEIGHT
marking student assignments is a teacher's
burden
BRIGA/ODGOVORNOST JE TEINA
ocjenjivanje uenika je teret za uitelja
NERVOUSNESS IS TENSION
she gets strung up before exams
NERVOZA JE NAPETOST
postaje napeta prije ispita
EMOTION/IDEA IS SOUND
the concert had political overtones
EMOCIJA / IDEJA JE ZVUK
koncert je imao politiki prizvuk
RELATIONSHIP IS MUSIC
both families lived together in harmony
ODNOS JE GLAZBA
obje obitelji ive zajedno u harmoniji
EMOTION IS EXPLOSION
the teacher's explosion of anger shocked the
pupils
EMOCIJA JE EKSPLOZIJA
uiteljeva eksplozija ljutnje okirala je uenike
EMOTION/IDEA IS SMELL
the formation of the cabinet reeks of corruption
EMOCIJA / IDEJA JE MIRIS
formiranje vlade zaudara na korupciju
EMOTION/CHARACTER IS BODY
PART/FLUID
there had been bad blood between them for years
EMOCIJA / LINOST JE DIO TIJELA /
TEKUINA
godinama je bilo zle krvi meu njima
2C: EMOTION, EXPERIENCE, RELATIONSHIP IS ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT
EMOTION IS MOVEMENT
my head was in a whirl and I lost control of the
car
EMOCIJA JE KRETANJE
zavrtjelo mi se u glavi kad sam izgubio kontrolu
nad autom
EMOTION IS MOVEMENT OF LIQUID OR
GAS
I am aware of the depth of feeling that exists in
Palestine
EMOCIJA JE PROTOK TEKUINE ILI PLINA
svjestan sam dubine osjeaja koja postoji u
Palestini
EXPERIENCE IS EATING
I tried to work evenings and during the day--but I
bit off more than I could chew
ISKUSTVO JE JEDENJE
pokuao sam raditi nou i danju, ali sam zagrizao
vie nego to sam mogao provakati
DESIRE IS APPETITE
he had a hunger for playing tennis
ELJA JE APETIT
bio je gladan tenisa
2D: EMOTION, EXPERIENCE, RELATIONSHIP IS PLACE & SPACE
EMOTION IS HIGH
his heart leapt when he heard her voice
EMOCIJA JE VISOKO
srce mu je poskoilo kad je uo njen glas
DESIRE IS BENDING/ATTRACTION
he's always leaned towards Socialism
ELJA JE SAVIJANJE/PRIVLAENJE
on je uvijek naginjao socijalizmu
SOCIAL GROUP IS SOLID UNIT
the union is solid in support of the strike
DRUTVENA GRUPA JE VRSTA JEDINKA
sindikat je vrst u potpori trajku
NO RELATIONSHIP IS
DISTANCE/SEPARATION
she looked so attractive, but so remote
NEDOSTATAK ODNOSA JE UDALJENOST /
ODVOJENOST
izgledala je tako privlana, a tako daleka
SANITY/CALM IS BALANCE
meditation improves your mental equilibrium
RAZUM/MIRNOA JE RAVNOTEA
meditacija poboljava mentalnu ravnoteu
SANITY/NORMALITY IS STRAIGHTNESS
he has a warped sense of humour
RAZUM/NORMALNOST JE ISPRAVNOST
imao je iskrivljen smisao za humor
MENTAL DISTURBANCE IS DIVISION/
INCOMPLETENESS
she fell to bits when she lost her job
MENTALNI POREMEAJ JE PODJELA /
NEPOTPUNOST
raspala se u komade kad je izgubio posao
3A: THINKING & COMMUNICATING IS THING & SUBSTANCE
IDEA/EMOTION IS PLANT
he planted some very strange attitudes in his
childrens heads
IDEA/INFORMATION IS COMMODITY
essay just recycled old ideas, and lacked
originality
IDEJA / EMOCIJA JE BILJKA
usadio je vrlo udne stavove svojoj djeci

IDEJA / INFORMACIJA JE ROBA
esej je samo reciklirao stare ideje i nedostaje mu
originalnosti
INFORMATION IS MINERAL
much of what's on TV is pure dross
INFORMACIJA JE RUDA
veina onoga to je na TV-u je puki kart
ARGUMENT/IDEA IS BUILDING
they were elected on a platform of tax reduction
RASPRAVA / IDEJA JE ZGRADA
izabrani su na platformi smanjenja poreza
TEXT IS BUILDING/CONTAINER
the matter is closed
TEKST JE ZGRADA / SPREMNIK
sluaj je zatvoren
TEXT IS STRUCTURE
"well" is a particle whose meaning depends
largely on intonation
TEKST JE STRUKTURA
pa je estica ije znaenje ovisi uglavnom o
intonaciji
IDEA/TEXT IS CLOTH/CLOTHES
I lost the thread of his argument
IDEJA/TEKST JE TKANINA/ODJEA
izgubio sam niti rasprave
KNOWLEDGE/WORDS IS FLUID
they have watered down their proposals
ZNANJE / RIJEI SU TEKUINA
razvodnili su njihove prijedloge
COMMUNICATION IS FLOW
the lecture was followed by a stream of questions
KOMUNIKACIJA JE PROTOK
predavanje je popratila bujica pitanja
LANGUAGE/INFORMATION/IDEA IS
FOOD/DRINK
now we have gathered all our raw data
JEZIK/INFORMACIJA/IDEJA JE
HRANA/PIE/
prikupili smo tek sirove podatke
3B: THINKING & COMMUNICATING IS ANIMAL, HUMAN, SENSES
UNDERSTAND/KNOW IS SEE
I saw through your little ruse from the start
RAZUMJETI / ZNATI JE VIDJETI
prozreo sam otpoetka tvoju malu smicalicu
INTELLIGENCE IS LIGHT
Rutherford was a brilliant scientist
INTELIGENCIJA JE SVJETLO
Rutheford je bio briljantan znanstvenik
OBVIOUS IS CLEAR
is what I said clear?
OITO JE JASNO
je li jasno ono to sam rekao?
UNKNOWN IS COVERED
veil of secrecy blocks out news of his murderer
NEPOZNATO JE POKRIVENO
vijesti o ubojstvu su bile pod velom tajnosti
DECEIT IS DOUBLENESS
you're a two-faced liar
PREVARA JE DVOSTRUKOST
ti si dvolini laljivac
KNOWN IS OPEN
finding the motive is the key to solving the
murder
POZNATO JE OTVORENO
pronalazak motiva je klju rjeavanja problema
ubojstva
UNDERSTANDING IS
PENETRATION/SHARPNESS
he honed his mind by studying modern
philosophy
RAZUMIJEVANJE JE PRODIRANJE /
OTRINA
izbrusio je um studirajui modernu filozofiju
UNDERSTAND IS GRASP/HOLD
I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture
RAZUMJETI JE UHVATITI / DRATI
uspio sam uhvatiti najvanije toke predavanja
INFORMATION/WORDS IS PREY
the journalists have smelt out the location of
nuclear shelters reserved for the government
INFORMACIJE/ RIJEI SU PLIJEN
novinari su nanjuili lokaciju nuklearnih
sklonita rezerviranih za vladu
WORDS/LANGUAGE IS HUMAN
this is the skeleton of my next book
RIJE / JEZIK JE OVJEK
ovo je kostur moje idue knjige
IDEA/EMOTION IS ANIMAL/HUMAN
state ownership used to be a sacred cow of
socialism
IDEJA / EMOCIJA JE OVJEK / IVOTINJA
dravno vlasnitvo je obino bilo sveta krava
socijalizma
EMOTION/IDEA IS DISEASE
the lecturer's enthusiasm was infectious
EMOCIJA / IDEJA JE BOLEST
predavaev entuzijazam bio je zarazan
START OF AN IDEA IS BIRTH
Freud was the father of psychiatry
ZAETAK IDEJE JE ROENJE
Freud je bio otac psihijatrije
DEVELOPMENT OF IDEA/EMOTION IS
GROWTH
fascism has never taken root in the UK
RAZVOJ IDEJE / EMOCIJE JE RAST
faizam se nikad nije ukorijenio u Ujedinjenom
Kraljevstvu
IDEAS VALIDITY/ACCEPTANCE IS
VITALITY
we must awaken an interest in ecology
VRIJEDNOST / PRIHVAENOST IDEJE JE
VITALNOST
moramo probuditi zanimanje za ekologiju
CONTROLLING AN IDEA/EMOTION IS
CONTROLLING A PERSON
humour is great for releasing tension
KONTROLA IDEJE / EMOCIJE JE
KONTROLA OVJEKA
humor je izvrstan za oslobaanje emocija
THOUGHT/EXPERIENCE IS RELATIONSHIP
many voters were seduced by the prospect of tax
cuts
MISAO / ISKUSTVO JE ODNOS
mnogi su glasai bili zavedeni idejom o rezanju
trokova
3C: THINKING & COMMUNICATING IS ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT
ARGUING/CRITICISING IS FIGHTING
if you read these books you'll have plenty of
ammunition in the debate
RASPRAVA / KRITIKA JE BORBA
ako bude itao ove knjige, imat e gomilu
municije za debatu
CONSIDER IS TRAVEL OVER/INTO
this was my first excursion into science since
school
RAZMOTRITI JE PUTOVATI
ovo je bio moj prvi izlet u znanost od kolskih
dana
COMMUNICATION IS MOVEMENT
it was a rather one-way conversation
KOMUNIKACIJA JE KRETANJE
to je uglavnom bio jednosmjeran razgovor
VERBAL COMMUNICATION IS (BALL)
GAME
I've given my opinion, now the ball's in your
court
VERBALNA KOMUNIKACIJA JE IGRA ( S
LOPTOM)
ja sam dao svoje miljenje, a sad je loptica na
tvojoj strani
THINKING IS CALCULATING
I put two and two together and decided they
must be lovers
RAZMILJANJE JE RAUNANJE
zbrojio sam dva i dva i shvatio da su u vezi
3D: THINKING & COMMUNICATING IS PLACE AND SPACE
IDEA/OPINION IS PLACE/POSITION
what's your position on genetic engineering?
IDEJA/MILJENJE JE MJESTO/POLOAJ
kakvo je tvoje stajalite o genetskom
inenjeringu?
AGREEMENT IS PROXIMITY
EU is divided on the issue of further political
integration
SLAGANJE JE BLISKOST
EU je podijeljena oko pitanja daljnje politike
integracije
CHOOSE IS SEPARATE
I always mix up the name of the twins
IZABRATI JE ODVOJITI
uvijek pomijeam imena blizanaca
CORRECTNESS IS POSITION AT A POINT
you hit the nail on the head with your analysis
ISPRAVNOST JE POLOAJ U TOKI
udario si na pravo mjesto sa svojom analizom
TRUTH IS STRAIGHTNESS
the report was slanted in favour of the unions
ISTINA JE ISPRAVNOST
izvjetaj je naginjao u korist sindikata
COMPREHENSIBILITY IS STRAIGHTNESS
his comments were very direct
RAZUMLJIVOST JE ISPRAVNOST
njegovi su komentari bili vrlo direktni
CATEGORY IS DIVIDED AREA
medicine is on the borderline of zoology and
psychology
KATEGORIJA JE PODIJELJENO PODRUJE
medicina je na granici izmeu zoologije i
psihologije
TOPIC/SUBJECT IS PLACE
his field is psychology
TEMA / PREDMET JE MJESTO
njegovo polje je psihologija
AWARENESS/INTEREST IS PROXIMITY
we should foreground the similarities between
religions
SVJESNOST/ZANIMANJE JE BLISKOST
trebamo stavljati u prvi plan slinosti meu
religijama
AWARENESS/INTEREST IS
FIXING/CAPTURE
he's hooked on the novels of Jane Austen
SVJESNOST/ZANIMANJE JE
PRIVRIVANJE / HVATANJE
zakaio se za romane Jane Austin
COMMUNICATION IS CONTACT
I'm still in touch with some of my school friends
KOMUNIKACIJA JE KONTAKT
jo uvijek sam u dodiru sa kolskim prijateljima
EXISTENCE IS PROXIMITY
his musical gifts came from his mother
POSTOJANJE JE BLISKOST
njegov glazbeni dar dolazi od njegove majke
AWARENESS/EXPRESSION IS OUT
I wish you'd be more open with me
SVJESNOST/IZRAAVANJE JE VANI
volio bih da si otvoreniji sa mnom
AWARENESS/EXPRESSION IS HIGH
doubts are beginning to surface about Bush's
competence
SVJESNOST/IZRAAVANJE JE VISOKO
izbile su na povrinu sumnje o Bushevoj
strunosti
CERTAINTY/COMPREHENSIBILITY IS LOW
she has her head in the clouds most of the time
SIGURNOST/RAZUMLJIVOST JE NISKO
glava joj je u oblacima veinu vremena
FUNDAMENTAL/ELEMENTARY IS LOW
this course gives you a base for further study
TEMELJNO / OSNOVNO JE NISKO
ovaj ti teaj daje osnovu za daljnja prouavanja
SERIOUSNESS IS DEPTH
the monetary crisis in Argentina continues to
deepen
OZBILJNOST JE DUBINA
produbljuje se monetarna kriza u Argentini
4A: ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT IS THINGS & SUBSTANCES

4B: ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT IS ANIMAL, HUMAN, SENSES
WEATHER IS HUMAN ACTIVITY/QUALITY
in the Arctic the weather conditions are more
hostile
VRIJEME JE LJUDSKA AKTIVNOST /
KVALITET
na Arktiku vladaju neprijateljski vremenski
uvjeti
ACTIVITY/PROCESS IS HUMAN BODY
the extraordinary experience gave birth to his
later plays
AKTIVNOST/PROCES JE LJUDSKO TIJELO
iz tog izuzetnog iskustva su se rodile njegove
kasnije predstave
DEVELOP IS GROW
new companies have sprouted up all over
southern China
RAZVOJ JE RAST
nove su tvrtke nikle po cijeloj junoj Kini
PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY IS DISEASE
there's been an epidemic of plagiarism
PROBLEM / TEKOA JE BOLEST
u tijeku je epidemija plagiranja
CESSATION IS DEATH
the plan was strangled in its initial stages
PRESTANAK JE SMRT
plan je bio uguen u svom zaetku
4C: ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT IS ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT
ACTIVITY/WORK IS AGRICULTURE
increasing poverty always sows the seeds of
terrorism
AKTIVNOST / RAD JE POLJOPRIVREDA
rastue siromatvo uvijek sije sjemenje terorizma
ACTIVITY IS BUILDING
Gorbachev was Russia's chief architect of
economic reform
AKTIVNOST JE GRADNJA
Gorbaov je bio glavni arhitekt ruske ekonomske
reforme
ACTIVITY IS GAME
having two boyfriends at once is a dangerous
game to play
AKTIVNOST JE IGRA
imati dva deka u isto vrijeme opasna je igra
ACTIVITY IS SHOOTING
what's he aiming at by sending this letter?
AKTIVNOST JE PUCANJE
na to cilja aljui ovo pismo?
ACTIVITY IS FISHING/HUNTING
it's open season for criticising bankers
AKTIVNOST JE RIBARENJE / LOV
sezona kritiziranja bankara je otvorena
ACTIVITY IS FIGHTING
doctors battled for years to find a cure for
malaria
AKTIVNOST JE BORBA
lijenici su se godinama borili da bi pronali lijek
za malariju
SEX IS VIOLENCE
she's a blonde bombshell who used to work on a
TV quiz show
SEKS JE NASILJE
ona je plava bomba koja je radila u TV
kvizovima
ACTIVITY IS PERFORMANCE
cooking is not in his repertoire
AKTIVNOST JE IZVEDBA
kuhanje nije na njegovom repertoaru
ACTIVITY IS MUSIC
he soon changed his tune when he realised the
trip was expensive
AKTIVNOST JE GLAZBA
ubrzo je promijenio pjesmu kad je shvatio da je
put skup
ACTIVITY IS DANCING
in this marriage I always had to dance to my
husband's tune
AKTIVNOST JE PLES
u ovom sam braku uvijek ja morala plesati kako
mu svira
ACTIVITY/LIFE IS WRITING
my adventures in lexicography came to a full
stop
AKTIVNOST / IVOT JE PISANJE
stavio sam toku na svoje leksikografske
aktivnosti
CHANGE IS MOVEMENT
the trades union movement is becoming more
powerful
PROMJENA JE KRETANJE
sindikalni pokret postaje sve snaniji
CAUSE IS FORCE
his hatred of racism led him to write a political
novel
UZROK JE SNAGA
njegova mrnja protiv rasizma navela ga da
napie politiki roman
CAUSE IS PATH/LINK
diabetes is linked to obesity
UZROK JE PUT / VEZA
dijabetes je povezan s debljinom
EFFECT IS IMPACT
the tourism industry was hard hit by the SARS
outbreak
POSLJEDICA JE DODIR
turizam je bio jako pogoen izbijanjem SARS-a
CONTROL IS HANDLE/OWN
the rebels handed over the prisoners to the UN
KONTROLA JE DRANJE/POSJEDOVANJE
pobunjenici su predali zarobljenike UN-u
ACTIVITY/PROCESS IS MOVEMENT
(FORWARD)
after lunch we can get moving on answering the
letters
AKTIVNOST/PROCES JE KRETANJE
(NAPRIJED)
nakon ruka moemo krenuti u odgovaranje
pisama
INACTIVITY IS IMMOBILITY
By 1991 the economies of the G7 countries were
NEAKTIVNOST JE NEPOKRETNOST
Do 1991. ekonomija zemalja G7 je stagnirala
stagnant
SUCCESS/CONTINUATION IS DISTANCE
John has made great strides with his reading
USPJEH/NASTAVAK JE UDALJENOST
John je napravio velike korake u itanju
FAILURE/GIVING UP IS MOVING
BACKWARDS
the attack on terrorism just boomeranged
NEUSPJEH/ODUSTAJANJE JE KRETANJE
UNATRAG
napad na terorizam vratio se kao bumerang
PURPOSE IS DIRECTION
the ends dont always justify the means
SVRHA JE PRAVAC
cilj ne opravdava uvijek sredstva
SHARE PURPOSE IS ALIGN
Blair stood shoulder to shoulder with Bush on
Afghanistan
DIJELITI SVRHU JE UDRUITI SE
Blair je stajao rame uz rame s Bushom oko
Afganistana
MEANS IS ROAD/TRACK
a successful marriage is a two-way street
SREDSTVO JE CESTA / STAZA
uspjean brak je dvosmjerna ulica
OPPORTUNITY/POSSIBILITY IS OPENING
the last clause leaves the door open for extending
the contract
PRIGODA / MOGUNOST JE OTVARANJE
zadnja reenica ostavlja otvorena vrata
proirenju ugovora
DIFFICULTY IS OBSTACLE/IMPEDIMENT
there are many pitfalls in buying your first home
TEKOA JE PREPREKA
mnogo je zamki pri kupovanju prvoga doma
OBEY/IMITATE IS FOLLOW
will you follow Jesus Christ?
POSLUATI/OPONAATI JE SLIJEDITI
hoe li slijediti Isusa Krista?
INFLUENCE/CONTROL IS LEAD/GUIDE
don't let yourself to be guided by your emotions
UTJECAJ/KONTROLA JE VOENJE
ne dopusti da te vode emocije
ACTIVITY/COMPETITION IS RACE
good education gives your child a head start in
life
AKTIVNOST/NATJECANJE JE UTRKA
dobro obrazovanje daje djetetu poetnu prednost
u ivotu
IMPORTANT/GOOD IS FIRST
young people's primary aim in life is to get
drunk
VANO / DOBRO JE PRVO
primarni je ivotni cilj mladim ljudima da se
napiju
ACTIVITY IS SWIMMING
when I began this job the boss just left me to sink
or swim
AKTIVNOST JE PLIVANJE
kad sam poeo ovaj posao, ef me ostavio da
plivam ili potonem
ACTIVITY IS BOAT TRAVEL
we've both been recently divorced so we're in the
same boat
AKTIVNOST JE PLOVIDBA
oboje smo se nedavno razveli tako da smo u
istom amcu
FAILURE IS SHIPWRECK
missing the interview scuppered my chances of
getting the job
NEUSPJEH JE BRODOLOM
proputanje intervjua je potopilo moje izglede da
dobijem posao
ENCOURAGE/HELP IS SUPPORT
your family is behind you in this decision
OHRABRITI JE PODUPRTI
tvoja obitelj stoji iza tebe u ovoj odluci
STEAL IS HIT/CUT/TEAR
I was fleeced by the shop that sold me this
camera-- I found it at half the price in another
shop
KRASTI JE UDARATI/REZATI/PARATI
Oiali su me u trgovini gdje su mi prodali ovu
kameru naao sam je u pola cijene u drugoj
trgovini
INFLUENCE IS MAGIC
he was bewitched by her looks and educated
conversation
UTJECAJ JE MAGIJA
bio je zaaran (opinjen) njenim izgledom i
obrazovanjem
4D: ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT IS SPACE AND PLACE
SITUATION/STATE IS PLACE
their financial position is difficult
SITUACIJA / STANJE JE MJESTO
njihov je financijski poloaj teak
ACTIVITY IS PLACE
with each new work he goes into uncharted
territory
AKTIVNOST JE MJESTO
sa svakim novim poslom on ulazi na nepoznato
podruje
JOB IS POSITION
highly-placed politicians believe he will resign
POSAO JE POLOAJ
visoko pozicionirani politiari vjeruju da e
odstupiti
INVOLVEMENT IS PRESENCE
Reagan entered into discussions with the USSR
UKLJUENOST JE PRISUTNOST
Reagan je uao u pregovore sa SSSR-om
INACTIVITY IS ABSENCE
I try to stay out of politics
NEAKTIVNOST JE ODSUTNOST
pokuavam ostati izvan politike
PROBABILITY IS PROXIMITY
she seemed on the brink of a nervous breakdown
VJEROJATNOST JE BLIZINA
inilo se kao da je na rubu nervnog sloma
ACTIVITY/LIFE IS PATH
opposition chose the path of cooperation and
compromise
AKTIVNOST / IVOT JE PUT
oporba je izabrala put suradnje i kompromisa
HAPPENING IS ARRIVING/TRAVELLING
the time has arrived to say goodbye
DOGAAJ JE DOLAZAK / PUTOVANJE
vrijeme je dolo da se pozdravimo
TIME IS SPACE
we never know what lies ahead
VRIJEME JE PROSTOR
nikad ne znamo to lei pred nama
SPACE IS TIME
most stars are light years away from earth
PROSTOR JE VRIJEME
veina zvijezda su svjetlosnim godinama
udaljene od zemlje
CAUSE AND EFFECT ARE HIGH AND LOW
under these circumstances you'd better quit your
job
UZROK I POSLJEDICA SU VISOKO I NISKO
pod ovim okolnostima bilo bi bolje da da otkaz
ACTIVITY/OPERATION IS HIGH/ABOVE
the peak season for travel to Spain is July and
August
AKTIVNOST / RADNJA JE VISOKO / IZNAD
vrhunac sezone za putovanje u panjolsku je
srpanj i kolovoz
NON-OPERATIONAL OR INACTIVE IS LOW NEAKTIVNO JE NISKO
I lost a great deal of work when my computer
crashed
izgubio sam veliki dio svog rada kad mi se
raunalo sruilo
FREEDOM/CHOICE IS SPACE TO MOVE
there's lots of room to express yourself creatively
SLOBODA / IZBOR JE PROSTOR ZA
KRETANJE
puno je prostora da se kreativno izrazi
NO FREEDOM IS TYING/BINDING
we must rein in the expenditure on the civil
service
NEDOSTATAK SLOBODE JE VEZIVANJE
moramo zauzdati potronju javnog sektora
FAILURE IS DIVISION
his business empire broke up in the 60s
NEUSPJEH JE PODJELA
njegovo se poslovno carstvo raspalo u 60-ima
5A: HUMAN (ANIMAL) SENSES & SOCIETY IS THING & SUBSTANCE
HUMAN IS FOOD
she's too refined to swear at any one
OVJEK JE HRANA
ona je prerafinirana da bi ikoga psovala

HUMAN IS PLANT
we've finally rooted out all the traitors from the
party
OVJEK JE BILJKA
napokon smo iskorijenili sve izdajice iz stranke

ORGANISATION/SYSTEM IS PLANT
I used to work in the local branch of an
international bank
ORGANIZACIJA / SUSTAV JE BILJKA
radio sam u lokalnom ogranku meunarodne
banke
CROWD/HUMANS IS LIQUID
the audience flooded out into the street
SKUPINA / LJUDI SU TEKUINA
publika je preplavila ulice
HUMAN IS VALUABLE OBJECT /
COMMODITY
my cleaning lady is a real gem
OVJEK JE VRIJEDNA STVAR / ROBA
moja kuna pomonica je pravi dragulj
HUMAN IS CLOTH/MATERIAL
her homeless friends were raw material for her
novel
OVJEK JE TKANINA / MATERIJAL
njegovi prijatelji beskunici su bili sirovina za
njegov roman
HUMAN IS IMPLEMENT/UTENSIL
thrombosis occurs in the blood vessels
OVJEK JE ALAT / PRIBOR
tromboza se dogaa u krvnim sudovima
HUMAN IS MACHINE/APPLIANCE
after the first 10 minutes I just switched off
OVJEK JE STROJ / APARAT
nakon prvih 10 minuta samo sam se iskljuio
HUMAN IS VEHICLE
Weve got to move up a gear or else well be
defeated
OVJEK JE VOZILO
moramo prebaciti u viu brzinu inae emo
doivjeti poraz
HUMAN IS SHIP
her husband had been reduced to a mumbling
wreck
OVJEK JE BROD
njen je suprug postao gunajua olupina
ORGANISATION/SYSTEM IS MACHINE
Teng dismantled the collective farm system
ORGANIZACIJA / SUSTAV JE STROJ
Teng je razmontirao sustav kolektivnih farmi
LIGHT IS LIQUID
he pulled back the curtains and the sun flooded
the room
SVJETLO JE TEKUINA
povukao je zastore i suneva svjetlost je
preplavila sobu
SOUND IS LIQUID
sound waves are reflected from hard surfaces
ZVUK JE TEKUINA
zvuni se valovi odbijaju od tvrdih povrina
ELECTRICITY IS LIQUID
before your repair the TV make sure you switch
off the current
ELEKTRICITET JE TEKUINA
prije nego to pone popravljati TV vodi rauna
da iskopa struju
5B: HUMAN (ANIMAL) SENSES & SOCIETY IS HUMAN, ANIMAL, SENSES
ANIMAL IS HUMAN
emperor penguin couples take it in turns to
cradle their eggs on their feet
IVOTINJA JE OVJEK
parovi carskog pingvina lee na jajima u
smjenama
HUMAN IS ANIMAL
the owner of the old people's home was a
predator
OVJEK JE IVOTINJA
vlasnik starakog doma bio je predator
HUMAN IS SUPERNATURAL/MYTHICAL
BEING
he's one of the giants of 20th century physics
OVJEK JE NADNARAVNO / MITSKO BIE
on je jedan od divova fizike 20. stoljea
HUMAN IS ARMY
the old guard rejected Hilary's health reform
proposals
OVJEK JE VOJSKA
stara garda je odbacila prijedloge reforme
zdravstva
HUMAN IS BODY PART
he's a real cunt
OVJEK JE DIO TIJELA
on je prava pizda
BODY-PART IS HUMAN
his heart leapt when he heard her voice
DIO TIJELA JE OVJEK
srce mu je poskoilo kad je uo njen glas
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS BODY
we need a new body to regulate genetic
modification
DRUTVENA ORGANIZACIJA JE TIJELO
trebamo novo tijelo koje bi reguliralo genetske
promjene
STATE OF AN ORGANISATION IS HEALTH
tax cuts might rescue the ailing economy
STANJE ORGANIZACIJE JE ZDRAVLJE
rezanje poreza bi moglo spasiti bolesno
gospodarstvo
SIGHT IS SOUND
the flat was decorated in pastel tones
VID JE ZVUK
stan je bio ukraen pastelnim tonovima
SOUND IS TASTE/TOUCH
her voice was always soft
ZVUK JE OKUS / DODIR
njen glas je uvijek bio blag
5C: HUMAN (ANIMAL) SENSES & SOCIETY IS ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT

5D: HUMAN (ANIMAL) SENSES & SOCIETY IS PLACE AND SPACE
LOUD IS HIGH
I try never to raise my voice in anger
GLASNO JE VISOKO
pokuavam ne podizati vie glas u ljutnji
MIND IS CONTAINER
his capacity for independent thought is
remarkable in one so young
UM JE SPREMNIK
njegov kapacitet neovisnog miljenja je izuzetan
za nekog tako mladog
MIND IS BUILDING UM JE ZGRADA
I was not fully awake, but just below the
threshold of consciousness
nisam bio potpuno budan, nego tek na pragu
svijesti
HUMAN IS BUILDING
the surgeons were able to reconstruct his
shattered jaw bone
OVJEK JE ZGRADA
kirurzi su bili u stanju rekonstruirati njegovu
razbijenu eljusnu kost
SOCIAL ORGANISATION IS BUILDING
the management pyramid is very steep
DRUTVENA ORGANIZACIJA JE ZGRADA
upravljaka piramida je vrlo strma
HUMAN/ANIMAL BODY IS EARTH
women are less fertile as they get older
LJUDSKO/IVOTINJSKO TIJELO JE ZEMLJA
ene su manje plodne to su starije
DISEASE IS WAR/INVASION
the skin is the body's first line of defence
BOLEST JE RAT / INVAZIJA
koa je prva crta obrane tijela
6A: THING & SUBSTANCE IS THING & SUBSTANCE
TRAFFIC IS LIQUID/BLOOD
the motorway was an endless river of cars
PROMET JE TEKUINA / KRV
autocesta je bila beskrajna rijeka automobila
MONEY IS FOOD
I liked the job but they were offering peanuts
NOVAC JE HRANA
volio sam posao ali nudili su samo kikiriki
6B: THING & SUBSTANCE IS ANIMAL, HUMAN, SENSES
PLANT IS HUMAN/ANIMAL
we had our picnic in the shade of a weeping
willow
BILJKA JE OVJEK / IVOTINJA
imali smo piknik u sjeni tune vrbe
BUILDING IS BODY
there is a small table at the foot of the stairs
PLACE/ LANDSCAPE IS BODY
the Apennines are the spine of Italy
ZGRADA JE TIJELO
mali je stol u podnoju stepenica
MJESTO / KRAJOLIK JE TIJELO
Apenini su kraljenica Italije
MACHINE/IMPLEMENT IS ANIMAL
engine on this car purrs along nicely
STROJ / ORUE JE IVOTINJA
motor na ovom autu lijepo prede
MACHINE/IMPLEMENT IS HUMAN
to construct this you'll need universal joints in
many places so it can swivel
STROJ / ORUE JE OVJEK
da biste ovo konstruirali, trebat ete univerzalne
zglobove tako da se moe okretati
VEHICLE/ENGINE IS ANIMAL/HUMAN
only the nose of the aircraft has been damaged
VOZILO/MOTOR/ JE IVOTINJA/OVJEK
samo je nos zrakoplova bio oteen
FOOD IS HUMAN
drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the pieces of
toast
HRANA JE OVJEK
nakapaj ekstra djeviansko ulje na komade tosta
LIQUID IS CROWD/HUMANS
the Mekong river meanders lazily into the sea
TEKUINA JE SKUPINA / LJUDI
rijeka Mekong lijeno se ulijeva u more
6C: THING & SUBSTANCE IS ACTIVITY & MOVEMENT

6D: THING & SUBSTANCE IS PLACE & SPACE


Rezultati istraivanja: Pokazalo se da se konceptualni sustavi hrvatskog i engleskog jezika u
potpunosti preklapaju, tj. da je za promatrane konceptualne parove iz baze Metalude mogue pronai
identina metaforika preslikavanja i u hrvatskom jeziku. Razlika je uoena u leksikim jedinicama
kojima se prenosi znaenje od izvornih do ciljnih podruja. Toan postotak jo je nuno utvrditi
premda ranija istraivanja iste baze, ali na korpusu politikog govora (Suac: 2007, Konceptualna
metafora u politikom govoru) pokazuju da se leksike jedinice unutar istih izvornih podruja dvaju
jezika poklapaju oko 55 %. U tom smislu ne bi trebalo zavaravati potpuno preklapanje i leksikih
jedinica u ovom radu jer su identini primjeri prijevoda odabrani iskljuivo iz praktinih razloga.