Dec 5, 2005 15:40
18 yrs ago
Finnish term
VAC
jaarapaa
Non-PRO
Finnish to English
Other
Slang
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as in the phrase, "You are one "jaarapaa!"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | stubborn so-and-so |
Spencer Allman
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| 5 | bullhead |
Kaisa Pankakoski
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| 4 | bullhead |
Alfa Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
29 mins
Selected
stubborn so-and-so
or anything equivalent to so-and-so
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
bullhead
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-05 15:44:39 GMT)
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It is "jääräpää" in fact and means a stubborn person, bullhead.
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-12-05 15:55:33 GMT)
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Also mule and diehard are possible translations.
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-05 15:44:39 GMT)
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It is "jääräpää" in fact and means a stubborn person, bullhead.
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-12-05 15:55:33 GMT)
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Also mule and diehard are possible translations.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Desmond O'Rourke
: A "mule" means someone who is paid to carry illegal drugs
6 hrs
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| neutral |
JonathanBrown
: ..and a "diehard" is someone who supports something in the face of adversity, not someone who is just plain stubborn.
7 hrs
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3 mins
Kaisa Pankakoski
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bullhead
jääräpää
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Note added at 5 hrs 12 mins (2005-12-05 20:52:37 GMT)
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Bull-headed
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Note added at 5 hrs 12 mins (2005-12-05 20:52:37 GMT)
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Bull-headed
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Desmond O'Rourke
: Bull-headed, bull-headedly , bull-headedness are all found. Bullhead (sl.) is not found in this sense, at least.
1 hr
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Bullhead/ed is widely used in the UK to describe stubborn people! It is a fish as well but I think it still fits the context better than anything else.
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