Hairy Results in Second Successful Animation Contest
English translation: Play on words?
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20:40 Feb 27, 2009
English to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang / Hairy
English term or phrase:Hairy Results in Second Successful Animation Contest
It's the heading of a PR about the result of a short animated films contest.
I know "hairy" means difficult or hazardous in slang, but I can't figure out how it could qualify the results of a contest.
Nothing in the body of the PR itself could be a clue.
Explanation: I would assume upon reading this that the winner of the contest had something to do with something hairy. Maybe a dog or some other animal, or a human with a lot of hair.
Yes, I think it's a play on word - I got from the client a late update indicating that the story was about a "nose hair" :-) Thanks to all! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
(I see jccantrell just posted an answer with a similar suggestion)
Sth like that for example: "Aimed at kids 6-8, Hairy Scary follows the CG-animated adventures of hairy boy Willow and scary girl Constance as they discover ..."
www.animationmagazine.net
Are you sure there's no clue in the body of the text? It may be that the winning animation features some "hairy" animals or monsters or the like..
Could you give us an idea of what the PR text says?
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hairy results in second successful animation contest
Play on words?
Explanation: I would assume upon reading this that the winner of the contest had something to do with something hairy. Maybe a dog or some other animal, or a human with a lot of hair.
That is how I would interpret this.
jccantrell Local time: 18:23 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 16
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Yes, I think it's a play on word - I got from the client a late update indicating that the story was about a "nose hair" :-) Thanks to all!
hairy results in second successful animation contest
Dicey results in second successful animation contest.
Explanation: Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
1 a: covered with hair or hairlike material b: having a downy fuzz on the stems and leaves
2: made of or resembling hair 3 a: tending to cause nervous tension (as from danger) <a hairy adventure> b: difficult to deal with or comprehend <a hairy mathematics problem>
Concise Oxford Thesaurus: (informal) a hairy situation: RISKY, dangerous, perilous, hazardous, touch-and-go; tricky, ticklish, difficult, awkward; informal dicey, sticky; Brit. informal dodgy.
Therefore, I would tend to think that perhaps the following sentences might carry the same meaning:
1. Results in the second successful animation contest were difficult to comprehend.
2. Ambiguous results in second successful animation contest.
3. Surprising results in second successful animation contest.
4. Dicey results in second successful animation contest.
However, then again, they might also be saying that the results were actually ...hirsute, somehow. In conclusion, without more context I would be left quite puzzled.
hairy results in second successful animation contest
up and down reveiws
Explanation: "He had a hairy ride on the water slide", Not a good ride, maybe a bit dangerous, had a lot of up's and down's but he got here safely.
"The ride in the cab from the airport was a bit hairy." it was a rough ride, not good, Had a lot of high points and a few low points , but we got here safely
"hairy results in second successful animation contest." It had some good reviews on some, and some bad reviews on others and some disputed reviews, but in the end we ended up with a successful result.
Gary D Local time: 11:23 Native speaker of: English
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