Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
nekome je život majka, a nekome maćeha
English translation:
life to one is mother, to another is stepmother
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Natasa Stankovic
Dec 9, 2017 22:01
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Serbian term
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Native in: Bosnian 
, Serbian
Works in: Bosnian to English, English to Bosnian, Serbian to English, and 3 more.
Nekome je život majka, a nekome maćeha.
Serbian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Nema šireg konteksta, trazim prijedloge.
Hvala unaprijed :)
Hvala unaprijed :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | life to one is mother, to another is stepmother |
Natasa Stankovic
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| 4 | Life is not fair |
Olivera Ristanovic-Santrac
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| 3 | Some people have all the luck |
milena beba
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Dec 11, 2017 13:31: Natasa Stankovic Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Natasa Stankovic
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Serbia
IT, Medical, Marketing EN–SR Translator
Native in: Serbian 
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, English to Serbo-Croat, and 1 more.
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Serbian term (edited):
nekome je život majka, a nekome maćeha
Selected
life to one is mother, to another is stepmother
Ž. Kovačević - Frazeološki rečnik:
Sudbina je jednom majka, drugome maćeha, poslovica
(lat. Ut non sit satius aestimare, parens melior homini an tristor noverca fuerit. )
Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother
sentencedict.com:
sentence: Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.
http://sentencedict.com/s/42844.html
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milena beba
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Serbian
Works in field
United Kingdom
Intercultural professional communication
Native in: Serbian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: Serbian to English, English to Serbian, Croatian to English, and 1 more.
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8
Some people have all the luck
Some people have all the luck
An expression of mild envy at another's fortune and/or frustration for one's own misfortune.
I can't believe Susie won both raffles—some people have all the luck. I've been unemployed for a year, and you got a new job in a matter of weeks. Geez, some people have all the luck.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/some people have all th...
An expression of mild envy at another's fortune and/or frustration for one's own misfortune.
I can't believe Susie won both raffles—some people have all the luck. I've been unemployed for a year, and you got a new job in a matter of weeks. Geez, some people have all the luck.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/some people have all th...
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Olivera Ristanovic-Santrac
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Serbian
United Kingdom
Over 27 years of translation experience
Native in: Serbian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English, English
Life is not fair
Possibly also - Life is unfair
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