Oik

Spanish translation: como patanes

21:12 Aug 29, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Linguistics / linguistics
English term or phrase: Oik
Hola tengo muchas dificultades con el significado de esta palabra ya que no tengo mucho contexto sólo el extracto de un titular de un periódico que es el siguiente: "Pity the young who converse only in Oik"
De antemano muchas gracias.
rositamartin
Spanish translation:como patanes
Explanation:
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/o...

Una idea, pero seguramente aparecerá una manera más imaginativa de decirlo.
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jacana54 (X)
Uruguay
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3 +4como patanes
jacana54 (X)
4gamberro
Adele Marie
3en el lenguaje del bajo/de los barrios bajos
Mónica Algazi


  

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oik
como patanes


Explanation:
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/o...

Una idea, pero seguramente aparecerá una manera más imaginativa de decirlo.

jacana54 (X)
Uruguay
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Elda Munguia
2 mins
  -> Gracias, Elda, saludos.

agree  Mónica Algazi: Para no decir "como planchas" : )
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica. Jaja, creo que los planchas son una cultura urbana especial ;-)

agree  Jennifer Levey: ¡Oik!
1 hr
  -> Gracias por tu comentario, mediamatrix, saludos.

agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Alistair, saludos.
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oik
en el lenguaje del bajo/de los barrios bajos


Explanation:
En una época, se refería a los jóvenes que hablaban "cockney".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oik

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:43
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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oik
gamberro


Explanation:
Un 'oik' es un gamberro y se refiere normalmente a una persona, no a una lengua, pero en este contexto se entiende así perfectamente - hablar Gamberro sería hablar como los gamberros.

Adele Marie
Local time: 09:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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