Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
ぷらぷら
English translation:
idle/left hanging/dangling
Added to glossary by
David Gibney
Feb 25, 2013 16:24
11 yrs ago
Japanese term
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ぷらぷら
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Computers: Systems, Networks
Updating status in a community forum
What does this term mean?
I do know that it stands for the ++ in C++, but this refers to the user status in an internet community. Could you please help?
I have no context other than this.
I do know that it stands for the ++ in C++, but this refers to the user status in an internet community. Could you please help?
I have no context other than this.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | ぶらぶら - left hanging/dangling |
David Gibney
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| 3 +1 | to stroll around, dangling to and fro, to have no job, |
Yuko Fujita
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| 4 | english |
Ahmad Dhofir
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Mar 11, 2013 05:28: David Gibney Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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David Gibney
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
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ぶらぶら - left hanging/dangling
Could it be ぶらぶら? Meaning the forum is idle or inactive?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
5 hrs
Yuko Fujita
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan)
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
to stroll around, dangling to and fro, to have no job,
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/195313/m0u/
There are 3 meanings.
1) to stroll around, wonder around
2) a thing that is dangling or swinging to and fro
3) to have no job, not working
Hope this helps.
There are 3 meanings.
1) to stroll around, wonder around
2) a thing that is dangling or swinging to and fro
3) to have no job, not working
Hope this helps.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kazuhiro Kondo
: プラプラ and ブラブラ seems to have about the same meaning. These Japanese onomatopoeic expressions are so hard to translate.
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Thanks.
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Ahmad Dhofir
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: Japanese to Indonesian, Japanese to English, Japanese to Javanese, and 1 more.
english
友達同士の日常会話の中で使います.
Example sentence:
Hey Tro, what were you doing in Shibuya yesterday? （太郎、あなた昨日渋谷で何をしていたの？） I was just hanging around. （ぶらぶらしていただけさ）
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