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kurang pas didengar

English translation: doesn't sound right

15:22 Jul 13, 2010
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / food/drink products
Indonesian term or phrase: kurang pas didengar
In a questionnaire about a name for a new product, a respondent gave the response "Padanan kata tsb kurang pas didengar!!!" to one of the questions. I get the sense that either the term referred to translates into something inappropriate/rude in Indonesian, or it makes no sense/is unheard of to an Indonesian. How would you translate 'kurang pas didengar' in this sentence?
Catherine Muir
Australia
Local time: 16:14
English translation:doesn't sound right
Explanation:
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Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Local time: 13:14
Grading comment
Thanks, Eddie, for your advice and comments.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4doesn't sound right
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
3sound unnatural
Hikmat Gumilar


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sound unnatural


Explanation:
or weird

Hikmat Gumilar
Indonesia
Local time: 13:14
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in SundaneseSundanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks very much. I like it.

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
doesn't sound right


Explanation:
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Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Local time: 13:14
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Eddie, for your advice and comments.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Eddie. I like this, too.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Meidy Maringka: bisakah dikatakan "doesn't sound nice to the ears"?
17 mins
  -> Terima kasih Meidy. Usulan Anda kayanya ada yg kurang.
agree  Irma Wildani Anzia
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Irma.
agree  Suzan Piper: just what I was going to say
11 hrs
  -> Thnaks Suzan.
agree  Budi Suryadi-: the problem with this phrase is that the word "pas" is taken from a Dutch word, namely PAST.
326 days
  -> But you cannot use the word "past" in the Dutch translation. One wouyld say "Het klinkt niet helemaal juist", which is closer to "It doesn't sound quite right" rather than "het past niet" which means it's not appropriate or it doesn't fit, e.g. shoes.
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