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No ei se kyllä siltä näyttänyt

English translation: Well it (sure) didn't look like that


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Finnish term or phrase:No ei se kyllä siltä näyttänyt
English translation:Well it (sure) didn't look like that
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08:54 Jul 17, 2011
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Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Finnish term or phrase: No ei se kyllä siltä näyttänyt
The context is
woman says(( hölmö , se oli työkaveri
a man says(( Jaaha.No ei se kyllä siltä näyttänyt))
the woman says (( höpöhöpö , me juotiin kahvia ja puhutiin työasioista.))
Ahmed Kamal
Local time: 02:15
Well it (sure) didn't look like that
Explanation:
Adding sure makes it more informal as per the dialogue
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Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Well it (sure) didn't look like that
Hannele Marttila
3It didn't really look like thatTimo Lehtilä


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Well it (sure) didn't look like that


Explanation:
Adding sure makes it more informal as per the dialogue

Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:15
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Desmond O'Rourke: this catches the mood of the speaker well
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agree  Dr Lofthouse
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It didn't really look like that


Explanation:
In Finnish colloquial language 'se' may refer both to a person or to a thing. Logically 'se' in the sentences 'se oli työkaveri' and 'No ei se kyllä siltä näyttänyt' should refer to the same object (apparently a man). By common sense, either, the object of 'se' in the last sentence is different, that is, the situation as a whole. It is difficult to imagine that you can tell a colleague (or non-colleague) by his look, but you can tell it by the behaviour. Apparently, the couple was embracing and "colleage" presumably was her lover.

Timo Lehtilä
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 12
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