Oct 23, 2006 18:53
17 yrs ago
Moldavian term
John
esti animala
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I received text message that says "Daniela Esti Animala"
What does this mean??
What does this mean??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | you are an animal |
Elena Iercoşan
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| 1 | you're my soul mate / my best friend |
Robert Tanase (X)
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you are an animal
I must admit it has nothing to do with the Latin origin. However, it has everything to do with the distorted grammar the Moldavian people keep using. The word "animal" has no feminine gender form. Thus the correct form would be "eşti un animal". You know the rest of the context :)
Note from asker:
| Interesting response. I received another that siggests it means "you are an animal" - quite different than you are my "soulmate"...and, yes somewhat of a Juicy story - my cellphone, but a message intended for another (who incorrectly thinks she can be reached at my number).... I wonder which answer is correct? |
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Comment: "Interesting response. I received another that siggests it means "you are my soulmate"
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you're my soul mate / my best friend
To my knowledge, in Moldavian, the term "animala" is derived from the Latin word "anima" meaning "soul", hence "soul mate".
However, for a very accurate translation we need to know who Daniela is and why you're using her mobile. It just appears we're missing some possibly juicy context here.
I reckon some really pro translators and linguists can come up with more precise and scientifically sound English versions for this interesting phrase.
However, for a very accurate translation we need to know who Daniela is and why you're using her mobile. It just appears we're missing some possibly juicy context here.
I reckon some really pro translators and linguists can come up with more precise and scientifically sound English versions for this interesting phrase.
Note from asker:
| Interesting response. I received another that siggests it means "you are an animal" - quite different than you are my "soulmate"...and, yes somewhat of a Juicy story - my cellphone, but a message intended for another (who incorrectly thinks she can be reached at my number).... I wonder which answer is correct? |
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