Feb 17, 2005 22:27
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Hungarian term
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ciki
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Ciki, de nem tudom a legjobb megfelelőjét... A szótárban csupa használhatatlan verzió van.
Nem kell túl szlenges, egy újságcikk beszél a gyenge minőségű márkákról, abban szerepel.
Nem kell túl szlenges, egy újságcikk beszél a gyenge minőségű márkákról, abban szerepel.
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poor, second-rate, tacky, dodgy, iffy, ropey, naff, poxy, crummy, dicky, crappy,
A civilizáltabbakkal kezdtem, inkább a megértés miatt, a tacky, dodgy, iffy különösen alkalmas a célra.
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Note added at 13 hrs 32 mins (2005-02-18 11:59:23 GMT)
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A magyarázatod alapján a következőket ajánlom:
1. it was icky, I got burnt, it was ghastly, it was hell
2. dodgy, tacky, naff, iffy
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Note added at 13 hrs 32 mins (2005-02-18 11:59:23 GMT)
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A magyarázatod alapján a következőket ajánlom:
1. it was icky, I got burnt, it was ghastly, it was hell
2. dodgy, tacky, naff, iffy
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Mindenki segítségét köszönöm, sokat tanultam belőlük. A legtöbb megoldás javaslójának jár a pont..."
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awkward, embarrassing
a couple of alternatives
12 hrs
ciki 1 cringeworthy, ciki 2 dodgy
the embarrassing nature of ciki is best expressed in modern UK slang speak with 'cringeworthy' and I would suggest 'dodgy' for the second ciki, as in gagyi
18 hrs
cringeworthy or dodgy
Denny breaks the Prox by being obnoxious and personal - ie. 'limited experience'. I am a native British English speaker, he goes by a dictionary. Stop being a hypersensitive child when people are only offering help and professional advice.
25 mins
it's a bummer
Ciki, de nem tudom a legjobb megfelelőjét - It's a bummer but I can't think of the best word for it.
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Note added at 16 hrs 1 min (2005-02-18 14:28:41 GMT)
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For the benefit of Lucinda, based on Partridge\'s slang dictionary:
bummer - 1. bad experience with a drug (orig. 1960s). 2.Hence any bad, luckless, very unpleasant situation. 3.A rank failure, as a film or as a radio, or TV programme (since 1970s). 4.A sodomite: low.
Here the meaning 3 is most apt in re a car rank failure. I would appreciate if people would refrain from generalizing their limited experience in a negative fashion. I said it several times, here is once more: just because you don\'t know a meaning do not assume that it does not exist.
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Note added at 18 hrs 33 mins (2005-02-18 17:00:56 GMT)
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Many people whom I respect look up words in dictionairies when not sure or questioned. That is what I have done. I did not mean to offend and I don\'t think that what I said is offensive. Every single person\'s experience is limited: I stated only what is obvious.
If it were limited to native English speakers to give advice here, well, then many a question would go unanswered.
Is this argument now crigeworthy or what?
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Note added at 16 hrs 1 min (2005-02-18 14:28:41 GMT)
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For the benefit of Lucinda, based on Partridge\'s slang dictionary:
bummer - 1. bad experience with a drug (orig. 1960s). 2.Hence any bad, luckless, very unpleasant situation. 3.A rank failure, as a film or as a radio, or TV programme (since 1970s). 4.A sodomite: low.
Here the meaning 3 is most apt in re a car rank failure. I would appreciate if people would refrain from generalizing their limited experience in a negative fashion. I said it several times, here is once more: just because you don\'t know a meaning do not assume that it does not exist.
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Note added at 18 hrs 33 mins (2005-02-18 17:00:56 GMT)
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Many people whom I respect look up words in dictionairies when not sure or questioned. That is what I have done. I did not mean to offend and I don\'t think that what I said is offensive. Every single person\'s experience is limited: I stated only what is obvious.
If it were limited to native English speakers to give advice here, well, then many a question would go unanswered.
Is this argument now crigeworthy or what?
Peer comment(s):
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Leslie Gabor (X)
4 mins
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LucindaM
: bummer is not correct, as it means more 'bad luck' - I would suggest dodgy or iffy, which better convey the embarrassing nature of 'ciki'
12 hrs
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see above
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gvetek
: Arra is gondolni kell, hogy számos szleng különbözik Amerikában és Nagy-Britanniában (lásd Guy Ritchie Snatch - Blöff - c. filmjét).
20 hrs
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teljesen igaz - a filmet ugyan nem láttam...
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Csaba Ban
: "bummer" is more suitable for "szívás"
1 day 10 hrs
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