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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 14:03 pm The word I failled to find in the dictionary |
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Hi Olga,
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One of my colleagues is very fun of fond of contemporary music. She asked me about the title of the album "I am kloot". Please help me with the/a/some translation. ;o) |
I recommend these additions to your translation research routine:
Sometimes not even these are enough (they only relate "kloot" to that band and to a sport), so you can...
- ...google "xxxxxx means", with the quotation marks. Sometimes this helps me with entire phrases from songs and song titles, when I don't understand them.
In your case, by typing "kloot means", Google returns:
- "I think I am Kloot means 'I am bollock' (...)", on this link.
- "Just for the record: Kloot means testicle in Dutch. (...)", on this link.
- ...use Google Translate, which is of great help for rough, literal translation. In the field "Translate from", select "Detect language", then it will always give you a hand, from confirming that kloot is "testicle" in Dutch, to revealing what a troll shouted in strange characters in a chat room. ;oP
Translating cheers,
Planta. |
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 14:37 pm Thanks |
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Hi, Planta.
Thank you for your answer.
I didn't expect such a meaning. You never know when you come across taboo words... Anyway I appriciete your support and help.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 14:41 pm Thanks a lot |
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Hi, Planta.
I realy didn't expect the meaning. So anyway you can't predict it.
Olga |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 14:48 pm That's an interesting point |
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 15:36 pm The word I failled to find in the dictionary |
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Hi Olga,
I, too, am very relieved to know that there is a (much) nicer meaning to "kloot" (= a clown with no feet).
And Inga, thank you for this great addition to my personal translation research routine : UrbanDictionary.com
Klootish cheers! (in the clownish, footless meaning =oP)
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Jan 19, 2010 17:54 pm The word I failled to find in the dictionary |
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I've just said that in general I like reading dictionaries. And Urban Dictionary is on of my favourite. Especially when I watch a film that contains a lot of slang or unknown words I use Urban Dictionary to learn the meaning of the word.
Thank you :)
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