Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he never met her in real
Indonesian translation:
Dia belum pernah bertatap muka secara langsung dengannya
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English term
he never met her in real
English to Indonesian
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Hi,
The context: “Theirs was a true long-distance relationship, only ever on camera. He never got to hug her or kiss her as he never met her in real.”
Best wishes,
Simon
The context: “Theirs was a true long-distance relationship, only ever on camera. He never got to hug her or kiss her as he never met her in real.”
Best wishes,
Simon
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Anastasia Andriani
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Dia belum pernah bertatap muka secara langsung dengannya
Dia belum pernah bertemu secara fisik dengan kekasihnya itu.
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dia tidak pernah bertemu langsung dengannya
Hope that helps.
13 hrs
(memang) tak pernah bersua secara nyata
Dia tak pernah sempat memeluknya atau menciumnya karena memang tak pernah bersua (secara) nyata.
Just to maintain rhyme as the source text seems to be literary one. "He (Dia)" can be dropped to avoid repetition and replaced with another word ('memang' in my example) suggesting the real reason of them not having met.
Just to maintain rhyme as the source text seems to be literary one. "He (Dia)" can be dropped to avoid repetition and replaced with another word ('memang' in my example) suggesting the real reason of them not having met.
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Ricardo Sandy Aries
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Dia tak pernah berjumpa langsung dengan kekasihnya di dunia nyata.
Kata "her" mengacu ke "kekasihnya" sementara "in real" bermakna "dunia nyata".
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