Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cultural backwater
Romanian translation:
"Mahala culturala"
Added to glossary by
ION CAPATINA
Mar 28, 2010 17:10
14 yrs ago
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English term
cultural backwater
English to Romanian
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
the area is often derided as the cultural backwater of xx
Stiu ce înseamnă, dar nu găsesc o exprimare fericită acum
Mulţumesc pentru sugestii.
Stiu ce înseamnă, dar nu găsesc o exprimare fericită acum
Mulţumesc pentru sugestii.
Proposed translations
(Romanian)
| 4 +2 | "Mahala culturala" |
ION CAPATINA
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| 4 +4 | zona inapoiata/ ramasa in urma/depasita dpdv cultural |
Anca Nitu
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| 3 +2 | retard/defazaj cultural |
Cosmin Băduleţeanu
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| 3 +2 | fundătură culturală |
Veronica Costea
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Change log
Mar 28, 2010 17:11: George C. changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English to Romanian"
Apr 9, 2010 22:27: ION CAPATINA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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20 hrs
Selected
"Mahala culturala"
Mahala= zona mai la marginea orasului, vulgara, grosolana.
Mahala culturala=ceva pe la margine in domeniul culturii, educatiei.
Mahala culturala=ceva pe la margine in domeniul culturii, educatiei.
Example sentence:
"Singura scoala era scoala strazii unde "prindeai" din mers cultura de mahala"
Peer comment(s):
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Veronica Costea
: Da, așa!!! :)
1 hr
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Multumesc!
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Roxana Nechita
: : )
2 hrs
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Multumesc, Roxana!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "really original (and funny) solution, although I suppose using it would have landed me in trouble :))"
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19 mins
zona inapoiata/ ramasa in urma/depasita dpdv cultural
Peer comment(s):
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Veronica Costea
1 hr
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| agree |
Veronika McLaren
2 hrs
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| agree |
Tradeuro Language Services
3 days 16 hrs
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| agree |
Andrea Virgin (X)
10 days
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17 mins
Cosmin Băduleţeanu
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
Translation as passion!
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
retard/defazaj cultural
Asta să fie?
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-03-28 17:30:08 GMT)
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Anacronism cultural.
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-03-28 17:30:08 GMT)
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Anacronism cultural.
Peer comment(s):
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Veronica Lupascu
: anacronism cultural! bravo pentru idee
7 mins
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Mulţumesc mult!
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Monica Contolencu
: Excelent! Toate opţiunile sunt potrivite, dar aş paria pe ultima.
14 hrs
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Mulţumesc, Monica!
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+2
19 hrs
Veronica Costea
Canada
Canada
Native in Romanian
Canada
Language rights for all
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
fundătură culturală
:)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
4 hrs
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Mulțumesc!
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| agree |
Cosmin Băduleţeanu
4 hrs
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Mulțumesc!
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