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08:45 Feb 16, 2012 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Till Eulenspiegel | |||||||
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4 +1 | Woes and whoas; Nags and nuisances; Annoyances and aggravations; Pains and peeves |
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3 +2 | jests and jolts |
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4 | Irritations and problems/troubles |
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4 | Trials and tribulations |
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3 | Witticisms or wretchedisms; droll or dreary |
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3 | Witty or Woebegone |
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Irritations and problems/troubles Explanation: Eulenspiegel was always up to no good, if I remember correctly. Clever, but he used to make people very cross. |
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Woes and whoas; Nags and nuisances; Annoyances and aggravations; Pains and peeves Explanation: Trying to do some alliteration here, but the closest match in terms of both alliteration and homophony is probably "woes and whoas". "woe" reflects the sense of distress and misery associated with narigheid. "whoa" is a special interjection here used as a noun. People tend to blurt out "whoa" when something comes as surprising or unexpected or when they want something to stop. So, "whoas" used here as a plural noun would be referring "events that might provoke one to say 'Whoa!'" This can be either positive or negative, such as "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!!! What's going on here?" when a teacher discovers two students arguing back and forth. Or "Whoa! That was really cool." -- I suspect you'd want it always to be referring to the negative things, which is more clearly expressed (save the homophony) by the other suggestions. HTH |
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jests and jolts Explanation: Jests (as in jester/nar) can be funny, jolts not so much. Amongst others, Collins gives these synonyms for jolt: reversal, setback, shock, surprise. |
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