Apr 8, 2002 14:54
22 yrs ago
English term
Sandra
fruitcake
Non-PRO
English to Dutch
Other
Nick: How do you cope with the taste of all the manure you sprout, Alex?
Alex: See, he's still stinging about it the big blouse.
Nick: Idiot
Alex: Fruitcake
nick: Try hard, Alex.
Ik snap het woordje fruitcake hier niet. Dat kan hier toch niet letterlijk gebruikt zijn.
Dit is weer Australisch Engels.
Alex: See, he's still stinging about it the big blouse.
Nick: Idiot
Alex: Fruitcake
nick: Try hard, Alex.
Ik snap het woordje fruitcake hier niet. Dat kan hier toch niet letterlijk gebruikt zijn.
Dit is weer Australisch Engels.
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 5 | "an insane person", oftewel: idioot (of zoiets) |
Nienke Groenendijk
|
| 4 +1 | mafkees |
Chris Hopley
|
| 4 | gek |
Henk Peelen
|
Proposed translations
15 mins
Nienke Groenendijk
Native in Dutch
Sworn translator English-French-Dutch
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, German to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
:
45
Selected
"an insane person", oftewel: idioot (of zoiets)
New dictionary of American Slang
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bedankt voor je hulp, Nienke. Groetjes, Sandra."
+1
24 mins
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
785
mafkees
Just one of a number of foods used in English to mean mad or crazy, e.g. nuts, bananas, crackers, etc.
48 mins
Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Polytechnic school; Studio & memoQ
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
:
4150
gek
nog meer van die weinig vleiende termen:
mafkees, dwaas, gek
mafkees, dwaas, gek
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