VW-sized
Japanese translation: こじんまりした
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| 05:55 Nov 27, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: KathyT Australia Local time: 20:15 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | こじんまりした |
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| 3 | very well-sized (十分に広い/大きい) |
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6 hrs confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1| vw-sized こじんまりした Explanation: You're right. It's referring to Volkswagen, and I assume, the "Beetle" (Volkswagen Type 1) specifically. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vw_beetle http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/フォルクスワーゲン・タイプ1 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2007-11-29 08:42:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Check out http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.... All the hits for "VW sized" are referring to the car (for the 1st page at least - I didn't check beyond there...). Although I guess it's possible to use "vw" as an acronym for "very well," it is certainly not in common usage (I don't remember hearing that usage before...) Also, "VW" for Volkswagen seems to suit the style of your author in this case (I'm thinking back to "the right nights," etc...) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2007-11-29 08:47:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Is your text (in this sentence) referring to the "Siam Center" or the Siam area in general? Please see http://www.bangkok.com/siam-ratchadamri/shopping.html where it says in the 1st paragraph: Catering largely to the nearby student community at the prestigious Chulalongkorn University, Siam Square is a cluster of small inter-connecting streets **filled with tiny boutiques** selling hip clothes, shoes and all kinds of fashion accessories. Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=vw |
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| vw-sized very well-sized (十分に広い/大きい) Explanation: [vw]は、[very well]の略語だと思います。 [VW] http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Vw [very well-sized] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=very well-sized&btnG=Se... A very well-sized house near Burgas! http://www.motoroads.com/PID_5275_House_for_sale_near_Burgas... There are four very well sized bedrooms with three being en suit http://www.johannesburgpropertyforsale.co.za/property.asp?pr... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2007-11-29 17:58:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hello, I think Kathy-san is right. I had asked a Native American about it before I posted the answer. He said maybe it means "spacious”. (!) But I asked another American friend today. (Can you say "vw-sized" in English which means very small-sized?) She said if the original uses an abbreviation, then it is OK to abbreviate. You would have to capitalize it to VW. (Your text is "VW'.) You could also spell out Volks Wagon. It depends on how formal the article is that you are translating. すみませ～ん。 |
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