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अनुबाद - युनानेली-अंग्रेजी - oi perissoteroi zoum me malakies

अहिलेको अवस्थाअनुबाद
यो हरफ निम्न भाषामा उपलब्ध छ: युनानेलीफ्रान्सेलीअंग्रेजीपोर्तुगाली

This translation request is "Meaning only".
शीर्षक
oi perissoteroi zoum me malakies
हरफ
pmpizarroद्वारा बुझाइएको
स्रोत भाषा: युनानेली

oi perissoteroi zoum me malakies

शीर्षक
most of us live with idiocy
अनुबाद
अंग्रेजी

kafetzouद्वारा अनुबाद गरिएको
अनुबाद गर्नुपर्ने भाषा: अंग्रेजी

most of us live with idiocy
Validated by lilian canale - 2009年 जनवरी 3日 11:06





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2009年 जनवरी 1日 16:51

dunya_guzel
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 67
Although I do not know the original context of the sentence,I think the translation is not correct. "Idiocy" refers spontaneously to something that would be interior to the narrator (=lack of intelligence) whereas I think he means that we live with stupid things around us (stupid environment or whatever, it is not precise at all), and therefore are external to the persona.

2009年 जनवरी 1日 20:29

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
Sorry, dunya_guzel, but "idiocy" also refers to stupid things around us, not just inside us. For example, if I seem some of the people around my neighbourhood trying to drive on the ice and snow without the proper tires and without any knowledge of how to handle a car in these conditions, I may say, "What idiocy!!", just as one might say, "Τι μαλακίες" in Greek.

CC: dunya_guzel

2009年 जनवरी 1日 20:53

elina7lina
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 25
I thought that "avec des bêtises"# "with idiocy"
However
according to
1)Concise Oxford English Dictionary
“idiocy” means 'extremely stupid behaviour'.

2)Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
a) usually offensive : extreme mental retardation
b) something notably stupid or foolish

3) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
something that you think is extremely silly or stupid [= stupidity]:


2009年 जनवरी 1日 21:40

Lovelanguage=)
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 9
i believe that 'foolishness' is a better translation for 'des bêtises'

2009年 जनवरी 1日 21:54

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
Hi everyone. I'm a native speaker of North American English, and I would never say "foolishness" - I don't see what's wrong with "idiocy" - it's what I would say. But if it's too strong for you, how about "stupidity"?

CC: Lovelanguage=) elina7lina dunya_guzel lilian canale

2009年 जनवरी 1日 22:10

lilian canale
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 14972
Hi girls,
The term "idiocy" sounds perfectly right to me too, but the problem here seems to be de accuracy about the 'intensity' the Greek 'bêtises' has.
Let's ask for some help, OK?

CC: Lovelanguage=) elina7lina irini reggina

2009年 जनवरी 1日 22:15

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
Good idea.

2009年 जनवरी 1日 22:36

Burduf
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 238
"faire des bêtises" ou "faire des idioties" ont le même sens en français. It's the same way

2009年 जनवरी 2日 04:28

superfaco
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 29
I think the translation is ok, but I would appreciate punctuation, even though the original text uses none.

2009年 जनवरी 2日 04:41

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
So why would you appreciate punctuation, superfaco? If I add punctuation, wouldn't I be also adding an interpretation which may be incorrect? For example, if I add punctuation, I have to decide whether this is a complete sentence or part of a sentence, don't I?

CC: superfaco

2009年 जनवरी 2日 11:51

dunya_guzel
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 67
Kafetzou: How would you say spontaneously in English "malakies?" It is slang greek, almost vulgar.
"Idiocy" is not as intense and too "politically correct"

2009年 जनवरी 2日 19:07

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
Idiocy can be very intense when used by somewhat who is angry. That's why I chose it. Look at my example in my first post above.

The problem is that we have lots of words for the person "malakas", but for the abstract noun "malakies", there are fewer choices. But I still think "idiocy" and "stupidity" are good choices.

2009年 जनवरी 3日 05:43

kafetzou
चिठ्ठीको सङ्ख्या: 7963
Would most of you guys be happier with "stupidity"? I still think it's equivalent, so I don't really care.

Today I was listening to a young woman on the bus talking about some of the drivers around Vancouver, and she referred to them as "idiots", so there you go.