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English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: big shot | | As in, "you're such a big shot!" (meant as an insult) |
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| | ממש גיבור גדול... | Explanation:
or in today's spoken variant:
ממש תותח...
which means cannon/gun - nice equivalent to a "shot" :-)
The cinical insult will have to come with the tone,
just like in the English original
Doron's suggestion is very good too.
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Note added at 1 day25 mins (2008-04-18 02:22:24 GMT)
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1. "You are such a big shot..." = "A'ta ma'mash gi'bor ga'dol..."
(You are really a great hero...)
2. "You are such a big shot..." = "A'ta ma'mash to'takh..."
(You are really a cannon...)
* the kh should be pronounced like the "ch" in scottish "loch" |
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  Ron Armon
Israel
Local time: 02:18
| Grading comment Thanks for all the suggestions. These were all very helpful.
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2 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 רעש וצלצולים
Explanation:
Perhaps the equivalent of "bells and whistles" will be OK in Hebrew.
You're all bells and whistles =
כולך רעש וצלצולים
Kulha ra'ash ve'tsiltsulim
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-17 04:48:10 GMT)
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That was meant for a boy, by the way.
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| Apr 20, 2008 - Changes made by problemcat: | | Edited KOG entry | problemcat's old entry - "big shot" => "ממש גיבור גדול..." | | Apr 20, 2008 - Changes made by problemcat: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term |
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