威风
English translation: bullying
| 13:39 Dec 17, 2012 |
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7 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1influence Explanation: power, authority & prestige |
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predominant Explanation: A suggestion. |
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peer agreement (net): +1bullying Explanation: 文中的威风应该是贬义的， 指下文的专横和霸道。 bullying 有霸道、气势汹汹、欺负人的意思。 example; Some schools are trying to reduce bullying and social cruelty. 有些学校正在尝试减少霸行和社会伤害。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2012-12-17 16:47:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It would be too simplistic to put all of this down to a cultural propensity to defer to bullying bosses. |
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4 hrs confidence:
bossier Explanation: "威风" has a sense of 'domineering' in the context. As the context is informal, I suggest that you use the comparative form of 'bossy'. "他说东，没人敢说西. 他要笑，众人都得跟他笑.他耍怒，全村没人敢吭声.法爷 成了村中的一霸." This sentence can be the best interpretation of meaning of "威风" in the previous one. |
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9 hrs confidence:
dominating Explanation: It's befitting the context， meaning法爷is enjoying a commanding and controlling position as a tyrant in the village. |
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20 hrs confidence:
domineering Explanation: 飞扬跋扈，作威作福 或者 arrogant, haughty 即不可一世 |
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11 days confidence:
despotic, autocratic, tyrannical, domineering, formidable, intimidating Explanation: English has lots of words for this. They differ stylistically and in shade and degree of meaning. I think autocratic or tyrannical or domineering would work well here. In other contexts, "grand" or "imposing" would be appropriate. |
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