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02:08 Jul 13, 2011
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Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / A review of a film (description of a director's work method)
Hebrew term or phrase: מושקע
אחרי סרט מושקע הוא מביים סרט זניח

Do we think the use of "invested" here is correct?
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Local time: 13:38


Summary of answers provided
5 +1See below...
Doron Greenspan MITI
4Really good, fancy, flashy, impressive
Haggai Suisa
4heavily invested
Gad Kohenov


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
heavily invested


Explanation:
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Gad Kohenov
Local time: 20:38
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Really good, fancy, flashy, impressive


Explanation:
מושקע here is informal - it doesn't necessarily mean someone had invested in it, but is more metaphorical - it means something really good and impressive, even "fancy" or "flashy"...

Haggai Suisa
Local time: 20:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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2 days5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
See below...


Explanation:
You have to rephrase here:

After putting/investing so much effort into his first movie, he now comes up with...

Doron Greenspan MITI
Local time: 20:38
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Vere Barzilai
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