Glossary entry

Lithuanian term or phrase:

nesusipratėlis

English translation:

slow-witted

Added to glossary by Rasa Didžiulienė
Jul 23, 2021 09:31
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Lithuanian term

nesusipratėlis

Lithuanian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Reikia kiek įmanoma trumpesnio žodžio.

Nesusipratėlis – nesusipratęs, tamsus žmogus.

Pavyzdys:
Pasitaiko visokių nesusipratėlių.

Discussion

Gintautas Kaminskas Jul 23, 2021:
Sorry, kažkaip pasimečiau, lost sight of LT>EN. Dabar gal siūlyčiau EN terminą "muddle-headed".
Kristina SAT Jul 23, 2021:
slow-witted Pirmiausia į galvą šauna būdvardis „slow-witted“.

Proposed translations

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dimwit, nit

"Nit" ypač trumpas, o "dimwit" ir žmogaus tamsą apima.
Example sentence:

All sorts of nits/dimwits about!

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bukas, arba bukaprotis

Man atrodo, kad tinka.
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nincompoop, dunce

nincompoop

- known since 1670s http://www.etymonline.com/word/nincompoop
- used for centuries http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nincompoop&year...
- quite expressive and not terribly offensive.


dunce
- short.
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