Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 31, 2004 09:44
19 yrs ago
Norwegian term
guttete
Norwegian to English
Marketing
Marketing / Market Research
"Det var veldig guttete". Svar i markedsundersøkelser on brusprodukter, design, logo osv. Kommentaren gjelder emballasjon til et brusprodukt. Her mener jeg at "boyish" ikke passer in - ordet har helt andre nysanser enn det jeg er ut etter i konteksten. "Macho" blir for sterkt her, mener jeg. Kanskje "maskulin" er det mest nøytrale løsning? Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | guyish |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 | male |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | masculine |
Sigbjørn Hovda
|
| 3 +1 | manly, butch, muscular, virile |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | boyish |
Richard Lawson
|
| 3 | laddish, ladlike |
Vedis Bjørndal
|
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
guyish
This is the best I can come up with.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is the word I also found best fitted the context - though some would probably argue that it isn't a REAL word... Thank you!"
3 mins
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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31
male
Declined
Hvis du mener guttete i motsetning til jentete, går det kanskje an å gjøre det så enkelt? Mannish er vel like galt som boyish...
9 mins
Sigbjørn Hovda
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Specializes in field
Norway
20 yrs xp from finance, marketing & IT
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian
masculine
Declined
Jeg finner ikke noe bedre enn dette.
+1
17 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
manly, butch, muscular, virile
Declined
just some of the suggestions in my thesaurus - I looked under Male and Masculine.
The other suggestions would never apply to a bottle...
The other suggestions would never apply to a bottle...
Reference:
14 hrs
boyish
I can't see anything wrong with "boyish". Males of all ages are often referred to as boys, particularly when stressing an ("immature") male sense of fun - e.g. "boys will be boys"; "one of the boys"; "the boy in him"; "just a big boy". I think all these other male terms have the wrong connotations.
1 day 5 hrs
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Business, law, technical, and medical
Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Swedish to Norwegian (Bokmal)
laddish, ladlike
Declined
lad: a boy; a young man
female: lass
May have slang meanings I don't know about, though.
Hits found on Google.
female: lass
May have slang meanings I don't know about, though.
Hits found on Google.
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