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Hul

English translation: Move

11:11 Apr 13, 2006
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Hindi term or phrase: Hul
the sentence is "Hul, you nigger!"
It's a British guard in India who addresses to an Indian people who is wandering in the real park.

Thank you
Barbara Poli
Local time: 11:35
English translation:Move
Explanation:
Move

or

Move on

or

Keep going

or

Don't stop

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-13 11:19:39 GMT)
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The word is actually the verb हिल (hil) meaning shake or move.

In this context it means, shake out of laziness, and move it.

Or

Get going.

Or

Beat it.

(These are some of the ways of expressing the meaning of the word in English.)
Selected response from:

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 15:05
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Move
Balasubramaniam L.
5Move
vmghankot (X)
3 +1Move it!
Nikeeta Kulkarni


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Move it!


Explanation:
It's a slang word. More commonly used in Marathi, a regional language. . .

Nikeeta Kulkarni
India
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mrudula Tambe: Hmm, it is apabhransh of chal (futle) ;-)
3 days 20 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Move


Explanation:
Move

or

Move on

or

Keep going

or

Don't stop

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-13 11:19:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The word is actually the verb हिल (hil) meaning shake or move.

In this context it means, shake out of laziness, and move it.

Or

Get going.

Or

Beat it.

(These are some of the ways of expressing the meaning of the word in English.)


Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikeeta Kulkarni: Hey, I didn't notice your response when I put up mine. . . We're in the same plane!
1 min
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agree  keshab
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  bhigisha patel
4 hrs
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agree  Samira Khalid
215 days
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14 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Move


Explanation:
It was addressed to a person to clear the area or move from the place ( Forest)

vmghankot (X)
India
Local time: 15:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 4
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