fermone

English translation: back marker

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Italian term or phrase:fermone
English translation:back marker
Entered by: Marta Brambilla

14:52 Aug 26, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: fermone
Hello!!!
I'm helping a friend with a small translation into English and the text is into a very short graphic novel he is working on.

The word is a very specific slang word in Italian defining the bikers (motorcyclist) who ride very slow or simply slower than the rest of the group (group of friends, club or similar).
I would appreciate any kind of help - thank you in advance,

Marta B.
Marta Brambilla
Switzerland
Local time: 01:18
back marker
Explanation:
Not entirely sure on this one since I'm not sure if it's necessarily derogatory, but maybe it could work?
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toasty
Italy
Local time: 01:18
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Summary of answers provided
4slow rider
Lisa Jane
3slowcoach/slowpoke
Fiona Grace Peterson
3back marker
toasty


Discussion entries: 2





  

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slowcoach/slowpoke


Explanation:
This would be the "standard" translation - not sure how appropriate it would be for bikers though!

Alternatives: laggard, dawdler, plodder, straggler. Tons of others :-)

http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/en/en/translate/slowcoac...
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/slowcoach

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 01:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Fiona! I will give a look and see if I find some of them in a more specific bikers context ... thank you!!!

Asker: Hi Fiona, I've found "slug" here: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/S.htm What do you think?

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slow rider


Explanation:
or alternatively you could keep the Italian as it is slang and used amongst Italain bikers and put (slow rider) in brackets.


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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-08-26 20:14:57 GMT)
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you're welcome!

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Note added at 16 hrs (2015-08-27 07:30:06 GMT)
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in view of your context which descibes the over 40's biker and his partner, I think just slow rider works well /it defines a biker who rides slow as a rule...in no hurry he cruises along..more of an aging biker. It has a positive connotation. Other terms can have a slightly negative connotation denoting someone who can't/won't keep up with the rest.

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 01:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Lisa, thank you for your idea. I will consider it. The problem is that the expression will be used in a graphic novel and I do not really have that much space. ... Thank you anyway!!!

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back marker


Explanation:
Not entirely sure on this one since I'm not sure if it's necessarily derogatory, but maybe it could work?


    Reference: http://www.cmsnl.com/about/glossary/
    Reference: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/B.htm
toasty
Italy
Local time: 01:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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