Sep 26, 2005 13:40
19 yrs ago
English term
Sanjiv Sadan (X)
kicked the major out
Non-PRO
English
Social Sciences
History
The Royal Palace was built 350 years ago as Amsterdam’s City Hall but in 1808 when Louis Napoleon came to Amsterdam he found it to be a suitable place of residence, kicked the major out and had the offices changed into bedrooms, dining rooms and ballrooms.
What do they mean by kicking the major out?
What do they mean by kicking the major out?
Responses
| 4 +12 | major=mayor |
SirReaL
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| 5 +3 | made him move out by force |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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| 5 +2 | a major [military officer] must have been living in the Palance... |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 +1 | mayor, (not for grading) |
juvera
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| 4 +1 | ejected the military officer |
Kim Metzger
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Change log
Sep 26, 2005 13:44: Kim Metzger changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "History"
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major=mayor
City Hall is usually the mayor's office...
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
: Mayor is much more likely. He was made to move out (not necessarily literally kicked out!)
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Thank you Jack. The similarity between these two words must have been the cause of many a mistake :)
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Nick Somers (X)
: Well done: it just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read
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I don't believe that! ;) ;)
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Kim Metzger
: Well done, Sherlock!
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Ah, the power of the deductive method remains strong! :)
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Can Altinbay
: It think so, too.
59 mins
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Thank you Can
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Johan Venter
: You are absolutely correct, but IMO you did not answer the asker's question.//I misunderstood the question then, my apologies
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Thanks, sorry, but I thought the question had mostly to do with how a major fit into the context of a City Hall... Which I don't think he did :)
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Balaban Cerit
: Yes, the "mayor" was made to move out: "In 1808 Louis Napoleon came to Amsterdam ... He kicked the mayor out and had the offices changed into bedrooms" - www.holland.com/us/amsterdam/quaint/around/royalpal.html
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Nice research!
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Refugio
: You have certainly answered the question!
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One of several, surely :)
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Camelia Frunză
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jennifer newsome (X)
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Jörgen Slet
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Saiwai Translation Services
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you. So it was a type!"
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made him move out by force
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Terence Ajbro
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Thank you! :)
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Johan Venter
: Not necessarily by force. My wife regularly kicks me out of bed to make coffee in the mornings and she doesn't often have to use force :)//Absolutely, he most likely used force. I just want to point out that to "kick out" does not necessarily imply force
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Most nice of her! Still, I think Napoleon did not say "Would you, please, ..." to make him move out.// Thank you!
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Emilie
: Yeh... made him move out (it really doesn't imply force).
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Thank you! :)
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2 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
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English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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a major [military officer] must have been living in the Palance...
... and Napoleon made him leave so that he himself could move in
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jccantrell
: This is how I understand it. In wartime, the military takes precedence over civilian affairs. HOWEVER, there should be some mention of a "major" in the preceding text. If not, go with misspelling of "mayor."
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thanks
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sarahl (X)
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
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Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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ejected the military officer
Apparently a military officer of the rank of major was living in the house and he was told to leave.
Peer comment(s):
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Johan Venter
: Execpt that it is most likely the mayor, not the major.
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Agree.
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Marian Greenfield
: hi Kim... same thought as you, but beat you by a minute... perhaps a faster connection....
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juvera
Works in field
mayor, (not for grading)
Just to settle it:
"The Royal Palace was built 350 years ago as Amsterdam’s City Hall. In 1808 Louis Napoleon came to Amsterdam. He was looking for a suitable place of residence and saw the impressive City Hall.
He kicked the mayor out and had the offices changed into bedrooms, dining rooms and ballrooms. After he left the building maintained its purpose."
www.amsterdamby.com/sightsee/sight2.htm
"The Royal Palace was built 350 years ago as Amsterdam’s City Hall. In 1808 Louis Napoleon came to Amsterdam. He was looking for a suitable place of residence and saw the impressive City Hall.
He kicked the mayor out and had the offices changed into bedrooms, dining rooms and ballrooms. After he left the building maintained its purpose."
www.amsterdamby.com/sightsee/sight2.htm
Peer comment(s):
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SirReaL
218 days
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Hi, Mikhail, thanks. First I thought there must be a mistake; I totally forgot about this question. :-)
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