Nov 29, 2009 04:49
14 yrs ago
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English term

says it best

English to Indonesian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
"Robert Samuelson says it best. Talking about the stimulus bill, he writes in this morning's Washington Post: ..."

"Gmail says it best. We are having terrible storms down along the south coast of Africa right now. And Google knows it, of course."

Maksudnya bisa dipahami, tapi padanannya apa ya?

Proposed translations

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mengungkapkannya dengan cara yang paling baik

atau cara terbaik
Peer comment(s):

agree Shirley Thomas
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thanks
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐ : ..paling tepat. "cara paling baik", IMHO, adalah cara mengatakan (mis. sopan, lemah lembut), bukan isi.
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trims atas opini Anda
agree Arfan Achyar
2 days 10 hrs
tarimo kasiah
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mengatakannya dengan tepat OR Benar kata

Robert/ Gmail mengatakannya dengan tepat OR Benar kata Robert/Gmail.
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menyatakan apa yang seharusnya

say it best: menyatakan apa yang seharusnya/semestinya
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perkataan terbaik

Perkataan terbaik R. Samuelson, bahwa
Perkataan terbaik dari Gmail
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paling tepat bilangnya

This is the only way I know to translate the English expression, and I am quite sure I've heard native speakers of Indonesian use this expression a number of times.
Example sentence:

Ungkapan/Perkataan itulah yang paling tepat bilangnya.

Peer comment(s):

neutral ErichEko ⟹⭐ : bilang is used in informal setting, e.g. daily conversation.
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mengatakannya dengan tepat

IMHO
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