gesticuating beast of a photographer
| 11:17 Aug 14, 2006 |
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| 5 | المصور المنم عن / البادي التوحش الهائج |
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| 4 +1 | ماذا ترى في هذا المصور الهمجي؟ |
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| 4 | المصور الذى لا يكف عن التلويح كأنه وحش |
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المصور الذى لا يكف عن التلويح كأنه وحش Explanation: gesticulate means: يلوح بيديه كثيراً ليوضح مشاعره أو كلامه So I tried to come up with a close translation with a sense of humor, since this looks like a line from a novel :-) |
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6 hrs confidence:
المصور المنم عن / البادي التوحش الهائج Explanation: زاكس |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ماذا ترى في هذا المصور الهمجي؟ Explanation: The conbination between "gesticulating" and "beast" means that whoever is saying that sees in the photographer nothing but a Neantherdal. Because moving hands while speaking is actually considered as a sign of vulgarity and lack of sophistication stressed upon by calling him a beast. I wouldn't recommend literal translation in this context, especially if this was for subtitling purposes. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs (2006-08-15 06:45:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Combination |
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