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om de casa/barbat de casa

English translation: dedicated family man

19:15 Jun 27, 2009
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / [sociology] field interviews = colloquial
Romanian term or phrase: om de casa/barbat de casa
from an article about changing attitudes to marriage, cohabitation & c.: an interviewee says that she appreciates her partner because he is an "om de casa", especially she likes his cooking.

I can't think of a good English equivalent - "househusband" is rather pejorative, where by my understanding the original term is not. "homebody" is also rather limiting.
S P Willcock (X)
Local time: 04:31
English translation:dedicated family man
Explanation:
A portrait of the slow artist as a dedicated family man
Fergus Mayhew, 40, a full-time househusband from Totnes in Devon, who graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 1989, has been entered for the BP Portrait Award for the one painting he has completed in the past year.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article830322.ece

Just an idea

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Irina-Maria Foray
Romania
Local time: 04:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10dedicated family man
Irina-Maria Foray
3 +3family man
Co_rina
4 +1devoted family man
ANCA ROXANA CHIRILA
4good man
MMUK (X)
4domestic man
Rodica Stefan
3a cooperative husband
Maria Diaconu
3home-oriented
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman


Discussion entries: 4





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
om de casă/bărbat de casă
a cooperative husband


Explanation:
Just an idea, but I think it fits your context.
I found this on a blog about motherhood etc.:
This is the question I found myself wondering after a particularly difficult morning with a grumpy toddler and non-cooperative husband.
http://kittytime.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/does-just-age-defi...

Indeed, "househusband" is not the same thing, "om de casă" describes a man who helps around the house, does housecores, cooking, cleaning etc.

Maria Diaconu
Romania
Local time: 04:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristina48: Vezi http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/12/style/relationships-marria...
14 mins
  -> Mulţumesc, Cristina!
disagree  Adrian Schwab: I have never heard of this expression! (English native speaker) the term "co-operative" is more associated with banks i.e. "the Co-op Bank". Are you suggesting he is "banking husband"?
6 days
  -> OK, you have a point, but please see the link I quoted, where another native speaker of English writes about her "non-cooperative husband": after a particularly difficult morning with a grumpy toddler and non-cooperative husband etc.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
dedicated family man


Explanation:
A portrait of the slow artist as a dedicated family man
Fergus Mayhew, 40, a full-time househusband from Totnes in Devon, who graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 1989, has been entered for the BP Portrait Award for the one painting he has completed in the past year.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article830322.ece

Just an idea



Irina-Maria Foray
Romania
Local time: 04:31
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristina48
8 mins
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Anca Nitu
1 hr
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Ioana Bostan
10 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  George C.
11 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Ovidiu Martin Jurj
19 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Tradeuro Language Services
20 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Mihaela Ghiuzeli: Or "he is a husband involved in household chores" daca vrea sa specifice de ce este "baiat de treaba" pentru ea; avem pretentii diferite de la "consorti"
20 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc, Mihaela
agree  Iosif JUHASZ
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  Addriana
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
agree  RODICA CIOBANU
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
family man


Explanation:
a possibility

Co_rina
Romania
Local time: 04:31
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adela Porumbel
16 mins
agree  Ovidiu Martin Jurj
19 hrs
agree  Renata Ana Ursu: that's it, the term "family man" implies the idea of devotion to one's family as does the Romanian "om de casă", whether the man can cook or not
1 day 13 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
good man


Explanation:
I would go for this term because, in Romanian, a "om de casa" stands for the man that brings his wages at home, helps his partner, takes care of the house etc. He doesn't necessarily have to be a "househusband" because this would imply him not having a job - "housewife". Therefore, I would presume that this particular term would cover all the necessary features the Romanian term has for us

MMUK (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anca Nitu: good family man , mai frumos insa "dedicated" , cat despre stay-at-home -dad nu pot decat sa subscriu la parerea de mai sus
37 mins
  -> Va multumesc frumos, d-ra Anca
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Majoritatea sotilor sunt "good men". Cei care participa in mod egal la treburile gospodaresti , din pacate, sunt o minoritate.
8 hrs
  -> Da..dar este greu sa le gasim termenul corespunzator in engleza...
disagree  Adrian Schwab: this is too general
2 days 2 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
home-oriented


Explanation:
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 04:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rodica Ionas
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Multumesc, Rodica!
disagree  Adrian Schwab: simply means something else
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Home-oriented person for someone who likes to help around the house is definitely appropriate.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
domestic man


Explanation:
site-ul http://domesticman.net/ [chiar asa!] enumera atributele unui asemenea specimen, printre care:
husband - father - breadwinner - web monkey - cook - chore boy

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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-28 13:19:15 GMT)
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minus web monkey, asta nu intra in fisa postului

Rodica Stefan
Local time: 04:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
devoted family man


Explanation:
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=512060

ANCA ROXANA CHIRILA
Spain
Local time: 03:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ovidiu Martin Jurj
39 mins
  -> Multumesc Ovidiu!
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