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01:31 Oct 9, 2010

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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Hiburan

English term or phrase: star struck

I feel like a star struck teenager meeting with Karl Lagerfeld.

azmimi

Summary of answers provided

tergamam

Malayman

3 +1

terpesona (dengan) selebriti

yam2u

tersilau bintang

abdrahman

terpegun

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2 hrs confidence:

terpegun

Explanation:
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definitions
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of:

English,

Malay

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

terpesona (dengan) selebriti

Explanation:

translation in context: I feel like a star struck teenager meeting with Karl Lagerfeld. => Saya rasa seperti belasan tahun yang terpesona selebriti bila berjumpa dengan Karl Lagerfeld.

my rationale for the suggestion:

- no official malay equivalent to star-struck as yet, so open to something that creatively captures the sense.

- the meaning of star-struck in english is impressed and fascinated by fame/celebrities.

- i suggest using the word terpesona because i feel it describes best the nature of being impressed here. i feel that kagum would be too positive and terpegun would be too much.

- the KIMD translation of celebrity is orang terkenal/termasyhur. that sounds too formal and wordy. a two-word translation is probably preferable.

- selebriti is not an official malay word but it is used quite a lot in popular media. i feel that it does capture the informal and not so flattering sense (on the person feeling it) of the word star-struck.

yam2u
Local time: 23:03
Native speaker of:

Malay,

English

2 days1 hr confidence:

tergamam

Explanation:
tergamam (Malay words): refers to a situation that have happened suddenly or too rapid. It also will be use to describe a `shocked` , `stunned` or `surprised ` situation faced by a person.

Malayman
Malaysia
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of:

Malay,

English

18 days confidence:

tersilau bintang

Explanation:
This is an attempt at a literal translation of the expression. The meaning should be obvious from the context.

Example sentence(s):

Saya berasa seperti remaja tersilau bintang bile bertemu Karl Lagerfeld

abdrahman
Local time: 11:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Malay,

English

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