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guttete

English translation: guyish

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Norwegian term or phrase:	guttete
English translation:	guyish
Entered by:	Michele Fauble

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09:44 Aug 31, 2004

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research

Norwegian term or phrase: guttete

"Det var veldig guttete". Svar i markedsundersøkelser on brusprodukter, design, logo osv. Kommentaren gjelder emballasjon til et brusprodukt. Her mener jeg at "boyish" ikke passer in - ordet har helt andre nysanser enn det jeg er ut etter i konteksten. "Macho" blir for sterkt her, mener jeg. Kanskje "maskulin" er det mest nøytrale løsning? Any ideas?

Brigid McCauley KudoZ activity Questions: 442 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (71 closed without grading) Answers: 471 Norway
Local time: 20:07

guyish

Explanation:
This is the best I can come up with.

Selected response from:

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 12:07

Grading comment

This is the word I also found best fitted the context - though some would probably argue that it isn't a REAL word... Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

boyish

Richard Lawson

male

Per Bergvall

3 +1

manly, butch, muscular, virile

Christine Andersen

masculine

Sigbjørn Hovda

laddish, ladlike

Vedis Bj?l

guyish

Michele Fauble

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

male

Explanation:
Hvis du mener guttete i motsetning til jentete, går det kanskje an å gjøre det så enkelt? Mannish er vel like galt som boyish...

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 19

The asker has declined this answer
No comment was given

9 mins confidence:

masculine

Explanation:
Jeg finner ikke noe bedre enn dette.

Sigbjørn Hovda
Australia
Local time: 04:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Norwegian

The asker has declined this answer
No comment was given

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

manly, butch, muscular, virile

Explanation:
just some of the suggestions in my thesaurus - I looked under Male and Masculine.

The other suggestions would never apply to a bottle...

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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 20:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

The asker has declined this answer
No comment was given

2 hrs confidence:

guyish

Explanation:
This is the best I can come up with.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

This is the word I also found best fitted the context - though some would probably argue that it isn't a REAL word... Thank you!

14 hrs confidence:

boyish

Explanation:
I can't see anything wrong with "boyish". Males of all ages are often referred to as boys, particularly when stressing an ("immature") male sense of fun - e.g. "boys will be boys"; "one of the boys"; "the boy in him"; "just a big boy". I think all these other male terms have the wrong connotations.

Richard Lawson
Norway
Local time: 20:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: