Glossary entry

Indonesian term or phrase:

Daya pikirnya luas dan daya tangkapnya mantap

English translation:

broad thinking and acute comprehensive abilities/skills. His mind's scope is vast and his observation power is strong.

Added to glossary by Sophia Jusoff
Nov 18, 2003 15:23
20 yrs ago
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Indonesian term

Daya pikirnya luas dan daya tangkapnya mantapdaya tangkap

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Daya pikirnya luas dan daya tangkapnya mantap

Proposed translations

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broad thinking and acute comprehensive abilities/skills.

There are lots of ways you could say this. This is IMHO a most natural way to express the idea. We could have simantic disagreements about how to translate 'daya' and 'mantap' but I have focused on translating the idea and not the words.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sugeng Hariyanto
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agree Anthony Indra
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agree Yohanes Sutopo : perfect!
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agree Louis SOETEDJA : betul juga sih.... cerdik pandai ya ?!
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Thats sounds better to my ear. The source sentence is a bit stilted for someone of my humble backround.
agree N Adri -
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high IQ and firm thought

Daya pikirnya luas dan daya tangkapnya mantap =

She/he has a high IQ and a firm thought.
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His mind's scope is vast and his observation power is strong

daya pikir = thinking power, thinking ability,mind's scope
luas = wide, vast, large
daya tangkap literally means power to grasp
Peer comment(s):

agree nyamuk : [agre parts]'observation power' is a good word pair but its more commonly put together as 'power/s of observation'
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