slumlords

Romanian translation: mahăr

05:26 Aug 6, 2010
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: slumlords
.. a world populated by grim vigilantes, ruthless slumlords and ..

thanks for any suggestion !
Roxana Nechita
Local time: 19:14
Romanian translation:mahăr
Explanation:
... my 2c ... sau, daca o cere contextul, mahar de periferie ... mahar suburban, de cartier (din nou, peiorativ) ...

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mahar = Persoană puternică și influentă în lumea interlopă

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Note added at 11 hrs (2010-08-06 16:35:57 GMT)
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mahar: http://dexonline.ro/definitie/mahar
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mihaela.
Canada
Local time: 10:14
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din nou, multumesc!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3lider de cartier
Mary Stefan
4 +2proprietari de mahalale lipsiţi de scrupule (nemiloşi)
Cristina Crişan
5cap de banda a mahalalei
Andreea Bostan
4mahăr
mihaela.
2mahalagii
Alexandranow
Summary of reference entries provided
Cristina Crişan

Discussion entries: 5





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
mahalagii


Explanation:
slum-mahala

Alexandranow
Romania
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Romanian
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lider de cartier


Explanation:
Termen peiorativ.
"Slumlords" = liderii cartierelor marginase / mahalalelor.

"Bollywood pics": http://artsytime.com/life-in-slums-of-mumbai/

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slum lords
[A person who lords over a slum (crappy apartment builing, townhouse complex, etc). ie a stupid bastard landlord.
The slumlord came into my flat and was like "Where's my goddamned rent you nigger infested squirrel?!"]

O referinta foarte buna (pentru India si contextul in care acest termen este utilizat in prezent): cartea "Shantaram".

Cheers!



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slumlord
Mary Stefan
United States
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Perianu
7 hrs
  -> Multumesc!

agree  wordbridge
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Multumesc!

agree  Tradeuro Language Services
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Multumesc!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cap de banda a mahalalei


Explanation:
Bandele din New York!

Andreea Bostan
United Kingdom
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
proprietari de mahalale lipsiţi de scrupule (nemiloşi)


Explanation:
Mi se pare evidentă analogia cu landlord.

Cristina Crişan
Romania
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Öhrman
7 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc!

agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Fara context mai mult, e probabil vorba de proprietarii terenurilor/locuintelor precum definitia termenului, si nu de mafiotii care controleaza mahalaua.
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mahăr


Explanation:
... my 2c ... sau, daca o cere contextul, mahar de periferie ... mahar suburban, de cartier (din nou, peiorativ) ...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-08-06 07:28:06 GMT)
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mahar = Persoană puternică și influentă în lumea interlopă

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Note added at 11 hrs (2010-08-06 16:35:57 GMT)
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mahar: http://dexonline.ro/definitie/mahar
cu interpretari de la interlop la escroc ...


mihaela.
Canada
Local time: 10:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 8
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din nou, multumesc!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: fiind vorba de un cuvant de origina din idis comun, mahar ("macher') e cineva care "aranjeaza" lucrurile din umbra, prin sperturi, pile, "donatii", etc. NU un sef mafiot, si NU un lord de mahala. Din idis "machen - a face"
2 hrs
  -> a patit-o si mahar! conform DEX-ului si dupa perceptia generala, si-a schimbat si "imbogatit" sensul :-)
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Reference comments


3 hrs peer agreement (net): +4
Reference

Reference information:
proprietari de mahalale lipsiţi de scrupule (nemiloşi)

Cristina Crişan
Romania
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Cosmin Băduleţeanu: MCristy, varianta proprietari de mahalale mi se pare cea mai potrivită. De ce nu o postezi ca răspuns?
2 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc! Sunt nouă pe aici, incă în faza de orientare.
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Posteaza, Cristy - de acord
4 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc!
agree  Elena Perianu
4 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc! Am postat ca răspuns.
agree  Angela Öhrman
12 hrs
  -> Din nou, mulţumesc!
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