We majored in silly

Romanian translation: aici...noi am absolvit scoala de/specialitate noastra este "glumologia"

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English term or phrase:	We majored in silly
Romanian translation:	aici...noi am absolvit scoala de/specialitate noastra este "glumologia"
Entered by:	Mihaela Ghiuzeli

11:49 Mar 19, 2008

English to Romanian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: We majored in silly

Cum ati traduce acest joc de cuvinte:

Excelam in prostie?Poate..

Multumesc!

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Local time: 13:10

aici...noi am absolvit scoala de/specialitate noastra este "glumologia"

Explanation:
http://www.dictionary.net/silly
Acuma vad contextul iar"silly" e eufemistic; poti sa fi destept si uneori sa fi" silly"; de unde si termenul dragastos" you silly girl"
giggling, goofing" intareste ideea ca nu faceau decat sa rada si sa palavrageasca nu neaparat ca sunt proaste.
"Glumologia" este inventat ("gluma") daca continuam sa fim "silly" si in romana.

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Suntem "tari" in "glumologie".

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Si nu vad de ce s-ar face singure "cretine";mai degraba se fac "glumete".

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Poate "glumalogie" sa suna mai romaneste.

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"Prostii" pierde nota hazlie din engleza;

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Si oare nu trebuie sa redam sensul academic ?

Selected response from:

Mihaela Ghiuzeli
Local time: 07:10

Grading comment

Multumesc!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +12

suntem specialişti în prostii

Emanuel Bod

3 +3

cu diplomă de cretin

Valentin Cirdei

3 +3

aici...noi am absolvit scoala de/specialitate noastra este "glumologia"

Mihaela Ghiuzeli

nerozia era specialitatea noastră

Dasa Suciu

3 +1

avem/am obtinut specializarea (de) nătărăi

Ede Lungu

ne-am luat diploma in neseriozitate haioasa

Anca Nitu

1 +2

am absolvit şcoala de prostologie

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

we majored in silly avem/am obtinut specializarea (de) nătărăi

Explanation:
,

Ede Lungu
Local time: 07:10
Native speaker of:

Romanian

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

we majored in silly cu diplomă de cretin

Explanation:
Context ? :)

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„Magna cum dude” :)

Valentin Cirdei
Romania
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: :)

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

we majored in silly am absolvit şcoala de prostologie

Explanation:
depinde foarte mult de context

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sau am absolvit şcoala de hlizeală, dacă în contextul tău silly înseamnă mai mult nebunatic, haios, prostuţ

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

we majored in silly

aici...noi am absolvit scoala de/specialitate noastra este "glumologia"

Mihaela Ghiuzeli
Local time: 07:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 39

Grading comment

Multumesc!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Ede Lungu: da! cretin mi se parea si mie un pic cam dur

44 mins

-> Multumesc Ede. De bunavoie, nimeni nu se face "cretin/prost" dar "silly" e pe idea lui funny

agree

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral: da, silly poate fi folosit şi în sensul acesta. Parcă şi vad nişte şcolăriţe hlizite în curtea şcolii

45 mins

-> Exact Cristina. Asta e cuvantul "hlizit'; trebuie sa fim atenti la Cine vorbeste. Nu cred ca se cred proaste/cretine. They just had a ball in school ! Multumesc.

agree

cornelia mincu: poate nu chiar glumologie, mai degrabă aş spune "prosteală"...adică se prostesc şi se hlizesc...

56 mins

-> Multumesc Cornelia. Am vrut sa fiu "silly " in romana; nici in engleza "we majored in silly" nu este uzitat.

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

we majored in silly suntem specialişti în prostii

Explanation:
ne-am specializat în prostii

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Conform contextului trebuie pus la feminin:

Eram specialiste în prostii

Emanuel Bod
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of:

Romanian

4 hrs confidence:

we majored in silly nerozia era specialitatea noastră

Explanation:
Fapt explicat de comportamentul descris anterior în context.

Dasa Suciu
Local time: 14:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 16

7 hrs confidence:

we majored in silly ne-am luat diploma in neseriozitate haioasa

Explanation:
silly nu inseamna nici prost nici cretin!!!!!

Main Entry: sil·ly
Pronunciation: \ˈsi-lē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sil·li·er; sil·li·est
Etymology: Middle English sely, silly happy, innocent, pitiable, feeble, from Old English sǣlig, from sǣl happiness; akin to Old High German sālig happy
Date: 14th century
1archaic : helpless, weak
2 a: rustic, plain bobsolete : lowly in station : humble
3 a: weak in intellect : foolish b: exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment <a very silly mistake> c: trifling, frivolous
4: being stunned or dazed <scared silly> <knocked me silly>
synonyms see simple
— sil·li·ly \ˈsi-lə-lē\ adverb
— sil·li·ness \ˈsi-lē-nəs\ noun
— silly noun or adverb

din Merriam - Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silly
silly

• adjective (sillier, silliest) 1 lacking in common sense or judgement; foolish. 2 trivial or frivolous. 3 Cricket denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman: silly mid-on.

• noun (pl. sillies) informal a silly person.

— DERIVATIVES sillily adverb silliness noun.

— ORIGIN originally in the sense happy, later innocent, feeble, ignorant: from dialect seely, from Germanic.
oxford
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/silly?view=uk

Anca Nitu
Local time: 07:10
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 66

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