koka çu hijen
English translation: Did he send his shadow...
| 10:50 Jan 18, 2019 |
| Albanian to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
|  Selected response from: Elvana Moore United Kingdom Local time: 01:59 | ||||||
Grading comment
| |||||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 +1 | Did he send his shadow... |
| ||
| 5 +1 | Supposedly his shadow (ghost) rose / he sent his shadow (in his stead" |
| ||
| 5 | He has sent his doppelgänger... |
|
Answers
39 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Did he send his shadow... Explanation: it means paska çuar hijen (ke ka - paska çuar) |
| |
Grading comment
| ||
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
43 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Supposedly his shadow (ghost) rose / he sent his shadow (in his stead" Explanation: "koka" here is not to be confused with "head" - it's the dialectic pronunciation for "qenka" or "qenkësh", meaning "Qenka ngritur si hije" in this case. |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
1 day 8 hrs confidence:
He has sent his doppelgänger... Explanation: doppelgänger - ghostly counterpart of a living person I would use doppelgänger instead of ghost or shadow since the person, the father is still alive. |
| ||
Notes to answerer
| |||
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | |||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations