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ざわついている

English translation: bustling; abuzz with activity

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Japanese term or phrase:ざわついている
English translation:bustling; abuzz with activity
Entered by: conejo

02:26 Oct 28, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Golf
Japanese term or phrase: ざわついている
ゴルフ場の雰囲気：
落ち着いている
ざわついている

I can't quite grasp the nuance of ざわついている. Is it about sound (noisy), or does it mean there 's a lot of activity going on in the golf course (bustling/busy)?

Thanks, all.
conejo
United States
Local time: 15:38
bustling; abuzz with activity
Explanation:
bustling; abuzz with activity
Selected response from:

Orange Text
United States
Local time: 13:38
Grading comment
Kurt's comment was the clincher on this one. Thanks, everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3bustling; abuzz with activity
Orange Text
5There is some noisy commotion around.
Nobuo Kawamura
4chatting and laughing
Andreas Yan
4full of buzzing
humbird


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
There is some noisy commotion around.


Explanation:
Sound (noisy) and some (but not essential) degree of physical activities (commotion)

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ざわついている
chatting and laughing


Explanation:
ざわついている: chatting and laughing

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-10-28 02:34:32 GMT)
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Sound (noisy) of chatting and laughing.

Andreas Yan
Local time: 16:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ざわついている
bustling; abuzz with activity


Explanation:
bustling; abuzz with activity

Orange Text
United States
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Kurt's comment was the clincher on this one. Thanks, everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hinata
2 mins
agree  Kurt Hammond: Agreed. This is a comparison between opposites. Therefore the golf course can be quiet or bustling
6 mins
agree  tappi_k: Bustling sounds good
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ざわついている
full of buzzing


Explanation:
This is a state of the crowd (or gallery as they say in golf course). More context is necessary to detemine what is making people so buzzing, or restless. They could be disinterested by the game so they are chatting and cracking a joke amongst themselves for the things unrelated to the game, or they are too interested and excited by the game so a lot of exclaiming and clapping. Or something else other than game is going on so it is distracting people attention from the game.
ざわついている by what? is a question that comes to my mind.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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