pupulake

English translation: chubby, roly-poly

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Albanian term or phrase:pupulake
English translation:chubby, roly-poly
Entered by: Jonia Tamburi

15:48 Apr 10, 2006
Albanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Children\'s Stories
Albanian term or phrase: pupulake
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Title: "Dake Pupulakja".

Dake pupulakja shkonte ne kopsht dhe meqenese e pat marre malli per mamin e vet, u tha nje here shoqeve te saj qe benin zhurme e rremuje, te rrinin urte e te mos ndiheshin fare, ndryshe "do tu a dergonin edhe atyre mamate ne Cinemacin".

Explanation:

"Dake" appears to be the name of the little girl and "pupulake" is an epithet to describe her, maybe something like Dake - the precious or the playful-. Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
Jonia Tamburi
Canada
Local time: 17:34
chubby
Explanation:
Pupulake do të thotë topolake.
Disa përkthime mund të jenë: chubby, rotund, plumb, podgy.
Fytyrë topolake - podgy face

Alb-Eng dictionary by Pavli Qesku

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-04-10 16:19:11 GMT)
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Chubby Dake :)

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-04-10 16:25:18 GMT)
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Jonia, besoj se mund të të ndihmojë kjo, por sapo pyeta tim bir si do ta përshkruante ai me fjalët e veta një vajzë të vogël topolake dhe ai më tha: Roly-Poly. E kontrollova dhe në fjalor http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2083&dekey... dhe mendoj se edhe ky variant mund të jetë më i përshtatshëm se ata që kam vënë më lart, pasi tingëllon më ëmbël.
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Monika Coulson
Local time: 15:34
Grading comment
Thank you so much for the helpful suggestion. I prefer to use the term "roly-poly", because it is fitting with the context and carries the original meaning perfectly.
Have a beautiful day!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3chubby
Monika Coulson
5chubby
TrueBaller


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chubby


Explanation:
I agree with Monika. "Chubby" is the right word.

TrueBaller
Local time: 17:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
chubby


Explanation:
Pupulake do të thotë topolake.
Disa përkthime mund të jenë: chubby, rotund, plumb, podgy.
Fytyrë topolake - podgy face

Alb-Eng dictionary by Pavli Qesku

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-04-10 16:19:11 GMT)
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Chubby Dake :)

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-04-10 16:25:18 GMT)
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Jonia, besoj se mund të të ndihmojë kjo, por sapo pyeta tim bir si do ta përshkruante ai me fjalët e veta një vajzë të vogël topolake dhe ai më tha: Roly-Poly. E kontrollova dhe në fjalor http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2083&dekey... dhe mendoj se edhe ky variant mund të jetë më i përshtatshëm se ata që kam vënë më lart, pasi tingëllon më ëmbël.

Monika Coulson
Local time: 15:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you so much for the helpful suggestion. I prefer to use the term "roly-poly", because it is fitting with the context and carries the original meaning perfectly.
Have a beautiful day!

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