Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Indonesian term or phrase:
gebyah uyah
English translation:
to weave all pieces over the same loom
Added to glossary by
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Dec 5, 2006 15:36
17 yrs ago
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Indonesian term
Indonesia
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Native in: Indonesian 
, Sundanese (Variant: Asli)
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gebrah uyah
Indonesian to English
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Untuk soal poligami kita tidak bisa seenaknya main gebrah uyah. Setiap orang punya alasannya masing-masing.
stereotype?
stereotype?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | to weave all pieces over the same loom |
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
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| 5 +3 | generalize |
Anthony Indra
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Proposed translations
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Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Specializes in field
Indonesia
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Native in: Indonesian 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
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to weave all pieces over the same loom
First of all, "gebrah uyah" is a Javanese idiom not Indonesian.
E. Vantilborgh - J. Schoups - A. Vanderheyden
Idiomaticum Nederlands - Engels
Dutch: Alles over een kam scheren
English: to weave all peaces over the same loom
Translation:
Regarding poligamy one cannot indistinctively weave all peaces over the same loom. Each person has his own reason.
E. Vantilborgh - J. Schoups - A. Vanderheyden
Idiomaticum Nederlands - Engels
Dutch: Alles over een kam scheren
English: to weave all peaces over the same loom
Translation:
Regarding poligamy one cannot indistinctively weave all peaces over the same loom. Each person has his own reason.
Peer comment(s):
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Harry Hermawan
: ...speechless just like rendang makin lama (berumur) makin enak...no offence pak...hehehe tadinya mo bilang wine tapi berhubung cuma makan rendang yah itulah...
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I prefer wine, the older the better. Hehehe...... But thanks, Pak Harry.
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
: Nah, kalau translation rate-nya per target word, ini jawabannya... :) Pak, tampaknya spt Pak Hadi bilang: gebYAH uYAH...
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Pak Hadiyono is right.
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Anthony Indra
United States
United States
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United States
Translation by an Engineer & MBA!
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: English to Indonesian, Japanese to Indonesian, German to Indonesian, and 3 more.
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generalize
I think "generalize" is more accurate.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Peer comment(s):
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Harry Hermawan
: less poetic but true accurate alternative
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Hadiyono Jaqin
: Saya setuju dengan yang ini. Saya rasa harusnya "gebyah uyah"
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
: Simple and straight!
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