Sep 24, 2001 05:59
22 yrs ago
Dutch term
Kathryn
hoi pipeloi
Non-PRO
Dutch to English
Other
A person that I work with from Holland address an e-mail to me this way. Could you please tell me what it means.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | familiar and/or fun way of greeting |
Sandra Nortje
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| 4 +1 | What's up doc? |
Claudia Rens (X)
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| 5 | Hi there |
Titia Dijkstra
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| 4 | Hi there, Bozo. |
Marijke Mayer
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| 4 | 'allo, 'allo |
Marijke Mayer
|
Proposed translations
+2
11 mins
Sandra Nortje
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
South Africa
Pharmaceutical &Clinical trial documents
Native in: Afrikaans 
, English
Works in: Afrikaans to English, Dutch to English, English to Afrikaans, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
46
Selected
familiar and/or fun way of greeting
Hello Katryn
'hoi' suggests familiarity in greeting
I think that the 'pipeloi' part, is just a fun way of greeting, some kind of endearment.
'hoi' suggests familiarity in greeting
I think that the 'pipeloi' part, is just a fun way of greeting, some kind of endearment.
Reference:
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16 mins
Marijke Mayer
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Good value for quality and accuracy
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, French to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
525
Hi there, Bozo.
I left the blanks as you could fill in what you'd like. Bozo (clown) is a little strong in American English, but I sense that this is what it means but in a very gentle way. This expression 'hoi pipeloi' has no particular meaning in Dutch. it is something somebody made up, probably the artist Jan Kruis who designed this cartoon about a family in the weekly magazine the Libelle (like Woman's Own) and this is what they say to each other as a greeting. Pipo the Clown was a well-know TV character many years ago and I feel it is a take-off from Pipo, although I cannot be sure! But then, nobody can, it's just a saying.
Marijke Mayer
Marijke Mayer
+1
16 mins
What's up doc?
This is a very informal way of greeting someone you have a friendly and easygoing relationship with.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marijke Mayer
: I like it! Isn't this what Bugs Bunny always says?
23 hrs
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Thanks! Yes, this is the Bugs greeting.
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1 hr
Titia Dijkstra
Native in Dutch
&
English
Sorry, no new clients at this moment
Native in: Dutch , English
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
84
3 days 5 hrs
Marijke Mayer
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Good value for quality and accuracy
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, French to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
525
'allo, 'allo
If you wanted to be funny!
Sorry to come back again, but I did some more research on Jan Kruis + Libelle in Google and appears to be quite a lot in English! Don't forget to look at the pets in the cartoon!
Translated page of Jan, Jans en de kinderen. This is
page 436 of the Dutch collection book ...
lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html - 2k - In cache </search?q=cache:ieQ3_slqg0k:lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html Jan, Jans en de k... - Gelijkwaardige pagina's </search?hl=nl&num=10&q=related:lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html>
people.a2000.nl/ldeklerk/K.html
http://www.lambiek.net/kruis.htm
www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/welcome3.html
members.tripod.com/~RoverSD_1/strip.html
stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2000-March/000864.html -
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Sorry to come back again, but I did some more research on Jan Kruis + Libelle in Google and appears to be quite a lot in English! Don't forget to look at the pets in the cartoon!
Translated page of Jan, Jans en de kinderen. This is
page 436 of the Dutch collection book ...
lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html - 2k - In cache </search?q=cache:ieQ3_slqg0k:lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html Jan, Jans en de k... - Gelijkwaardige pagina's </search?hl=nl&num=10&q=related:lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/janJansT.html>
people.a2000.nl/ldeklerk/K.html
http://www.lambiek.net/kruis.htm
www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/comics/welcome3.html
members.tripod.com/~RoverSD_1/strip.html
stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2000-March/000864.html -
I see you're a visitor to our site, please don't forget to give Kudoz to the person whose answer you liked best.
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