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sloppy bowl of mush

00:59 Apr 30, 2012
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English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: sloppy bowl of mush
アメリカのプロデューサー／監督のスタンリー・クレイマーがハンフリー・ボガートについて述べた言葉です。
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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 08:39


Summary of answers provided
2 +4骨のない奴、腑抜け
Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
1どうしようもない奴
yoshisaku (X)


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
骨のない奴、腑抜け


Explanation:
推測ですが、「どろどろのおかゆみたいな」＝「骨のない奴」、「腑抜け」ということでしょうか？

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-30 02:54:35 GMT)
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ー＞Cinefilさん「大酒飲みと関連？」とのことですが、「He was playing Bogart all the time, but he was really just a big sloppy bowl of mush.」という原文のみからではそこまでは引き出せないのでは？

Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
New Zealand
Local time: 11:39
Native speaker of: Japanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: ボカートは大酒飲みだったのでその辺りと関係しているのではないかとおもうのですが？？？

Asker: ボガートが大酒飲みだったのは有名です。普段は酒を飲んでウダウダ、グダグダしているだらしのない奴、くらいの意味かと思った次第。


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mami Yamaguchi
25 mins
  -> Mamiさん、ありがとうございます。
agree  David Gibney: It gives the impression he was maudlin or overly sentimental.
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  MariyaN (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Yumico Tanaka (X): 気骨のない、というのもありますね。ところで、恐縮ですがこの場をお借りして最近のスパムレターについて皆様にお詫びします。宛先多数のためなかなか送信できません。
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
どうしようもない奴


Explanation:
捉え方はさまざまだけど。

yoshisaku (X)
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in ChineseChinese
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