Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
frectie la picior de lemn
English translation:
massaging a wooden leg / flogging a dead horse
Romanian term
Romania
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Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Romanian to English, English to Romanian
frectie la picior de lemn
Voi cum ati traduce aceasta expresie?
multumesc
| 4 +7 | massaging a wooden leg |
Elizabeth Rudin
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| 4 +1 | it isn't worth a tinker's cuss |
Péter Tófalvi
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| 5 | as useless as tits on a bull (bullfrog) |
Elvira Daraban
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| 4 +1 | rubbing a wooden leg |
Oana Apetrei
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| 4 | something (is) useless / in vain |
Sinziana Paltineanu (X)
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| 4 -2 | piece of cake |
Elena Matei
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Medical and Pharmaceutical translations
Native in: Hungarian , Romanian
Works in: Hungarian to English, Romanian to English, English to Hungarian, and 1 more.
massaging a wooden leg
Translations at optimal standards
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
piece of cake
| disagree |
Oana Apetrei
: "piece of cake" se refera la usurinta de a face ceva, pe cand "frectie la picior de lemn" arata inutilitatea
17 hrs
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| disagree |
Veronica Grecu
: "piece of cake" means something that is very easy to be carried out
19 hrs
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Hungary
Your guide in the Tower of Babel
Native in: Hungarian , Romanian (Variant: Romania)
Works in: English to Hungarian, Hungarian to Romanian, Romanian to Hungarian, and 6 more.
it isn't worth a tinker's cuss
Albeit: eu as traduce aici cuvant cu cuvant pt. a pastra specificul local.
| agree |
Maria Diaconu
: Aşa e, trebuie păstrat specificul local, dând echivalentul englez în paranteză - ştiu despre ce articol (interviu, de fapt) este vorba :)
27 mins
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something (is) useless / in vain
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Note added at 2005-07-05 07:47:45 (GMT)
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reconsiderat. citit si explicatiile sub cuvintele cheie. noua varianta: \"You are trying to heal a wooden leg.\" sau o formulare mai impersonala.. oricum.
Your right Romanian words!
Native in: Romanian (Variants: Romania, Transylvanian, Moldovan)
Works in: French to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to French, and 2 more.
as useless as tits on a bull (bullfrog)
"useless as a pocket in a pair of underpants"
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001332.html
http://www.vistacraft.com/bbowman/embedded/health/cliche.htm
Romania
Quality before anything!
Native in: Romanian (Variants: Moldovan, Transylvanian, Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
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