Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hoochie

Italian translation:

puttanella/poco di buono

Added to glossary by Romina Minucci
Nov 9, 2006 12:15
18 yrs ago
English term

hoochie

English to Italian Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama reality show
His real name is Artemis which is Latin for male “hoochie”. Alright, we’re going to join our cast of characters
now in the 5th Wheel bus where they’re discussing their pet
peeves
Proposed translations (Italian)
3 +1 vd sotto
3 +1 zoccola

Proposed translations

+1
9 mins
Selected

vd sotto

The word hoochie, as it's usually spelled when one finds it written down, means 'a girl, especially on who is sexually promiscuous'.

..but usually it is referred to women..


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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-09 12:28:00 GMT)
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a female who appears to match a set of characteristics including: trashy, often inappropriately tight dress (with or without pudge overflowing waistband); eyebrows shaved and penciled back on in dramatic fashion; heavy, mostly monotonic makeup with dark lipstick; large, gaudy, costume-grade jewlery. Frequently accompanied by multiple children from different fathers

qualcosa del tipo "un poco di buono"?

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-09 12:33:34 GMT)
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"puttanella"

in molti testi musicali la parola HOOKIE e' tradotta cosi'
Example sentence:

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970612

Peer comment(s):

agree Liliana Roman-Hamilton : dipende dal contesto di Stefano, ma secondo me senza andare sul pesante, direi "poco di buono", ma potrebbe andare anche la seconda che hai detto.
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Grazie a tutti! Entrambe le risposte andavano bene. Per il mio contesto, però, la traduzione "puttanella" andava benissimo, quindi ho scelto quella. Di nuovo grazie e un augurio di buon lavoro e buona settimana! :-)"
+1
1 hr

zoccola

vedi urbandictionary.com
Peer comment(s):

agree Maura Sciuccati
1 day 20 hrs
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