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Maganda

English translation: lout

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Turkish term or phrase:Maganda
English translation:lout
Entered by: Erkan Dogan

10:43 Nov 18, 2009
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Turkish term or phrase: Maganda
Merhaba, acaba Maganda kelimesini ingilizce anlamını bilirmisiniz.
selmanakin
Local time: 08:46
lout
Explanation:
How about lout? According to dictionary.com, lout means "an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf". If so, it perfectly fits the context. Please note that all maganda are considered stupid to some extend that they themselves are not aware of it :) So, such a clumsy person can be bully/rude/redneck if strong, social scum/bum regardles of their power :) Just as another idea, redneck is mostly used for barbaric people only, but especially for the police in southern states like Texas.
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Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 00:46
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3lout
Erkan Dogan
4 +3Yob
Tim Drayton
4 +2redneck
M. Guroy (X)
5 +1red neck
Sebla Ronayne
5 +1Bully
Salih YILDIRIM
5hillbilly/town bully
Fatih Mehmet Şen
4 +1Hick
Gulay Baran
3social scum
Emin Arı
3 -1rude farmer
mustafaer


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Yob


Explanation:
There are dozens of possible words in English. This one, used in British English, is one such possibility.

Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 08:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sebla Ronayne: böylelikle yeni bir terim girdi hazineme!!! is it also used in Ireland, any idea??
34 mins
  -> I think Mehmet Hascan can tell us that.
agree  mustafaer: hödük, serseri, maganda, avare, dili kaba, hanzo v.s.; günlük kullanılıyor mu bilmiyorum ama sözcük anlamı en uygun
51 mins
  -> İngiltere'de çok sık kullanılan bir terim efendim. Bir varyant olarak "yobbo" da kullanılır. Ame bir Amerikalı hiç bir şey anlayamaz bundan.
agree  Ali Sinan ALAGOZ
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Mehmet Hascan: 'yob' kelimesi İrlanda'da pek kullanılmıyor. "scumbag, a knacker" daha popüler :-)
23 hrs
  -> Thanks. I think only British people use this word.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rude farmer


Explanation:
-

mustafaer
Türkiye
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tim Drayton: Bütün magandalar çiftçi mi?
15 mins
  -> biz köylü deriz siz farmer ve mutlaka kaba, yani rude olması lazım; şehirli aynı derecede kaba ise aynı benzetme yapılabilir
neutral  Sebla Ronayne: ya da tam tersi; tüm çiftçiler maganda mı??
30 mins
  -> biz köylü deriz siz farmer ve MUTLAKA kaba, yani rude olması lazım; şehirli aynı derecede kaba ise aynı benzetme yapılabilir
disagree  sinemakyuz: No, it has nothing related with the question
1 day 3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
redneck


Explanation:
Tam anlamı olmasada çok benzer bir slang

M. Guroy (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Turkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: Good US English equivalent.
14 mins
  -> teşekkürler
neutral  mustafaer: ABD için geçerli, genellikle İrlanda kökenli sert polisleri tarif ediyor
23 mins
  -> teşekkürler
agree  Bee Baran
1 hr
  -> teşekkürler
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
red neck


Explanation:
kıro gibi, görgüsüz gibi kullanılacaksa terim

Sebla Ronayne
United States
Local time: 01:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Drayton: Good US English equivalent.
14 mins
neutral  mustafaer: ABD için geçerli, genellikle İrlanda kökenli sert polisleri tarif ediyor
35 mins
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): (one word)
42 mins
  -> I realised after I hit the enter :((, thanx tho!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hillbilly/town bully


Explanation:
you can find plenty down here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-11-18 11:02:28 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_bully

Fatih Mehmet Şen
Türkiye
Local time: 08:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  mustafaer: şehir magandası ya da futbol, yani cam camekan kırıp döken, sıraya girmeyen ama ya kadına kötü davranan kaba saba birisi ise?
32 mins
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
social scum


Explanation:
imho

Emin Arı
Türkiye
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Turkish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hick


Explanation:
Maganda ---> Hick

Gulay Baran
Türkiye
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sinemakyuz: Sure
1 day 1 hr
  -> Teşekkür ederim
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lout


Explanation:
How about lout? According to dictionary.com, lout means "an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf". If so, it perfectly fits the context. Please note that all maganda are considered stupid to some extend that they themselves are not aware of it :) So, such a clumsy person can be bully/rude/redneck if strong, social scum/bum regardles of their power :) Just as another idea, redneck is mostly used for barbaric people only, but especially for the police in southern states like Texas.

Erkan Dogan
United States
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ATIL KAYHAN: Burada kültürel bir boyut da var, örnegin bizdeki maganda tam olarak baska bir ülkede yok, ABD'deki "red neck" de bizde yok, bunlar sadece kendi ülkesine özgü kavramlar. Ben içlerinden bunu daha çok begendim.
22 mins
  -> Teşekkür ederim :)
agree  Tim Drayton: Definitely. As I have said, there must be dozens of possibilities.
35 mins
  -> Thank you. There are many possibilities for maganda in Turkish too :)
agree  Bee Baran
6 days
  -> Teşekkür ederim.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bully


Explanation:
I'd employ this one too.

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sinemakyuz: Yes
22 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot.
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