Feb 28, 2002 06:51
22 yrs ago
Japanese term
亭主元気で留守がいい
Non-PRO
Japanese to English
Other
A very popular phrase
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
27 mins
Timothy Takemoto
Native in English
Native speakers of English and Japanese
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
Related KudoZ points
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65
Selected
A healthy husband is best out of the house
If a man is out of the house then hopefully he is working and making money. If a husband is in the house he is in the way.
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:20:52 (GMT)
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Sorry no
The best husbands are healthy and out of the house
(working hard)
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:42:09 (GMT)
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At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as
Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home.
The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\"
http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn...
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:52:56 (GMT)
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At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as
Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home.
The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\"
http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn...
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:10:00 (GMT)
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The only English sayings like this are either jokes
My husband ran away with my best friend. I miss her very much.
Or
men are hunters who thrill to the chase
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:31:35 (GMT)
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Other sayings/quotes are
\"Talking to a man is like trying to saddle a cow. You work like hell, but what\'s the point?\"
Gladys Upham
\"The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.\"
Shirley MacLaine
\"Man invented language to satisfy his deepest need to complain.\"
Lily Tomlin
\"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.\"
Katharine Hepburn
The one about the old man buzzing about below would be good if it exists. I can not find it on the net.
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:52:09 (GMT)
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This is useful
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/414150.html
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:20:52 (GMT)
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Sorry no
The best husbands are healthy and out of the house
(working hard)
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:42:09 (GMT)
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At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as
Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home.
The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\"
http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn...
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:52:56 (GMT)
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At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as
Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home.
The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\"
http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn...
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:10:00 (GMT)
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The only English sayings like this are either jokes
My husband ran away with my best friend. I miss her very much.
Or
men are hunters who thrill to the chase
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:31:35 (GMT)
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Other sayings/quotes are
\"Talking to a man is like trying to saddle a cow. You work like hell, but what\'s the point?\"
Gladys Upham
\"The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.\"
Shirley MacLaine
\"Man invented language to satisfy his deepest need to complain.\"
Lily Tomlin
\"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.\"
Katharine Hepburn
The one about the old man buzzing about below would be good if it exists. I can not find it on the net.
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Note added at 2002-02-28 08:52:09 (GMT)
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This is useful
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/414150.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
43 mins
Midori Wilson
Japan
Japan
Native in Japanese
Japan
Reliable and Professional
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
A husband is best when he is healthy and out of the house.
I felt that this explains the phrase in a way more suitable to the Japanese meaning.
+1
1 hr
An old man buzzes about out, and his wife blisses out.
How piteous!
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