TINSELI HÄSSÄKKÄ
English translation: bustle, fuzz, almost anything in slang
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| 15:09 Jun 28, 2004 |
| Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO] Sports / Fitness / Recreation / fly fishing | ||||
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|  Selected response from: Jyri Lehtinen Finland Local time: 09:12 | |||
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| 5 | cannot be translated |
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| 3 | Tinsel-"Hässäkkä" |
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5 hrs confidence: 
| TINSELI HÄSSÄKKÄ cannot be translated Explanation: This is a made-up name/word and cannot be directly translated. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: Still waiting for an answer from someone who knows fly fishing. | ||
7 hrs confidence: 
| TINSELI HÄSSÄKKÄ Tinsel-"Hässäkkä" Explanation: This seems to be a name of a streamer fly developed by a Finn. "Hässäkkä" is a Finnish word that properly means 'bustle, fuzz' but in spoken language it can mean almost anything. The fly has tinsel attached to it. Reference: http://perhorasia.fi/Fly/Fly.thtml?flyID=1595 |
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