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pisicherie

English translation: imposture

17:14 Mar 19, 2012
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Romanian term or phrase: pisicherie
Tocmai acum, când avem atâta nevoie de aceste incontestabile elite, gubernia europeană care a ajuns țara noastră, doar prin pișicheria noastră politică, parcă le alungă.
Mara Cojocaru
Romania
Local time: 20:16
English translation:imposture
Explanation:
Vezi traducerea:

Just as we depend so much on these undeniable elites, our country that managed to become the European Borough only by our political imposture, seems to push them away.
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Ana Ureche-Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:16
Grading comment
multumesc
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3shenanigans
Ioana Costache
4 +1cunningness
Irina-Maria Foray
4 +1imposture
Ana Ureche-Johnson
3 +2knavery
Catalina Tomescu
4swindling
Daniel Grigoras
4Dodginess
Gabi


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pișicherie
swindling


Explanation:
"Palestinians are tired of Israel's political swindling" http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/palestinians-ar...

Daniel Grigoras
Romania
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: multumesc!

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cunningness


Explanation:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cunningness?__utma=1....|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=synonym:%20astutness&__utmv=-&__utmk=184934313

skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving;
craftiness; guile.

Irina-Maria Foray
Romania
Local time: 20:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: multumesc!


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agree  Daniel Grigoras
5 days
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
shenanigans


Explanation:
noun Informal.
1. Usually, shenanigans.
a. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans.
b. deceit; trickery.
2.
a mischievous or deceitful trick, practice, etc.

Look up "political shenanigans".

Ioana Costache
Romania
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: multumesc!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Grigoras: ah, îmi place mai mult termenul ăsta; am vrut să dau și alte sinonime, dar m-am grăbit să postez răspunsul; totuși, "shenanings" trimite la fiecare act în parte, pe când "pișicherie", le consideră ca pe un tot
17 mins
  -> Multumesc :) Nu mi se pare ca shenanigans ar fi de regula interpretat ca "individual instances of...", ci mai degraba generic, ca "apucaturi". M-a interesat mai mult sa fie in acelasi registru
agree  ION CAPATINA: Cred că este în același registru
10 hrs
  -> Multumesc!
agree  Adela Porumbel
1 day 1 hr
  -> Multumesc!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
imposture


Explanation:
Vezi traducerea:

Just as we depend so much on these undeniable elites, our country that managed to become the European Borough only by our political imposture, seems to push them away.

Ana Ureche-Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
multumesc
Notes to answerer
Asker: Multumesc mult!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adela Porumbel
1 day 1 hr
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
knavery


Explanation:
Now, when we most need these undeniable elites, the tiny little province our country has become simply and solely at the hands of our political knavery, seems to chase them away.

Am ales ,,knavery" pentru ca este old-fashioned ca si termenul in romana...

Catalina Tomescu
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adela Porumbel
10 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Daniel Grigoras
5 days
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Dodginess


Explanation:
Eu as traduce 'pisicheria politica' drept 'political dodginess'.

Definition of DODGY
1chiefly British : evasive, tricky
2chiefly British a : not sound, good, or reliable b : questionable, suspicious
3chiefly British : requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
— dodg·i·ness \-nəs\ noun



    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodginess
Gabi
PRO pts in category: 8
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