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The hood was up.

Hebrew translation: מכסה המנוע היה מורם

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English term or phrase:The hood was up.
Hebrew translation:מכסה המנוע היה מורם
Entered by: Dekkel

21:35 Oct 7, 2007
English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / car part
English term or phrase: The hood was up.
Situation: The car was broken down on the side of the road and the hood was up.
Dekkel
Local time: 20:40
מכסה המנוע היה מורם
Explanation:
I understand that "hood" was the problematic word and it was translated perfectly by my peers.
However, פתוח = open - and this is what one is told to do by the filler at the gasoline station, if one wants a check of liquid levels.
מורם means literally "raised" but it conveys the picture and is of higher register than the literally translation "היה למעלה" which the original answerer avoided too.
Selected response from:

Yael Deutsch
Israel
Local time: 03:40
Grading comment
Thanks!
!תודה
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3מכסה מנוע היה פתוח
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
5מכסה המנוע היה מורם
Yael Deutsch


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the hood was up.
מכסה מנוע היה פתוח


Explanation:
the hood of a car is in Hebrew מכסה מנוע

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Chin: מכסה המנוע היה פתוח
6 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Ron Armon
57 mins
agree  Yaara Di Segni
7 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the hood was up.
מכסה המנוע היה מורם


Explanation:
I understand that "hood" was the problematic word and it was translated perfectly by my peers.
However, פתוח = open - and this is what one is told to do by the filler at the gasoline station, if one wants a check of liquid levels.
מורם means literally "raised" but it conveys the picture and is of higher register than the literally translation "היה למעלה" which the original answerer avoided too.

Yael Deutsch
Israel
Local time: 03:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks!
!תודה
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