gilberreke

20:37 Oct 27, 2007
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
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Flemish term or phrase: gilberreke
On the back of a shirt from a rugby team; probably a nickname. The team is from Antwerp and the shirt is new.
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Gerda Rijsselaere (X)
3Little Gilbert
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Explanation:
I think it refers to a kind of white t-shirt without sleeves that is called a 'Marcelleke" (see google) (derived from the men's name Marcel). Probably the name of the player is Gilbert and he wears a similar t-shirt, so he called it a Gilberreke...

Gerda Rijsselaere (X)
Belgium
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish

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neutral  writeaway: what about this ??: http://www.pietel.be/archives/1396 Uit 'Alles kan beter'. Met de topacteur 'Gilberreke' http://www.bartdewaele.be/Bart_s_internet_wereld/2006/10/07/
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Little Gilbert


Explanation:
gilberreke "ke" is a diminutive form

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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2007-10-30 13:34:47 GMT)
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In Flanders, anyone called "Gilbert" (first or last name) can have the nickname "Gilberreke", for instance the cyclist Philippe GILBERT:

"Van mij mag Gilbert wereldkampioen worden hoor, maar dat ook hij vooraf al zegt van "economisch rijden en dan alles op de laatste ronde" dat is toch maar flauwtjes. Ook Bettini, Valverde, Pozzato zullen op die laatste ronde gokken en dan komt ons Gilberreke toch wel serieus tekort tegen die mannen."

Famous "Gilberrekes" also include the black lawyer Gilbert Nyatanyi who acted in 'the satyrical programmes 'Alles Kan Beter' en 'In De Gloria'. "Gilberrekes" is now used as a sterotype for Africans living in Belgium, so if the rugby player is black, there might be a reference to this context.



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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
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