Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

getting in someone's face

Indonesian translation:

kurang ajar

Added to glossary by eldira
Aug 30, 2002 09:22
21 yrs ago
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English term

getting in someone's face

Non-PRO English to Indonesian Other
Always getting in someone's face is the thing the bully learned as a child.
Proposed translations (Indonesian)
3 +1 kurang ajar

Proposed translations

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kurang ajar

getting in someone's face = kurang ajar

Always getting in someone's face is the thing the bully learned as a child.

"Selalu bersikap kurang ajar adalah apa yang dipelajari sang jagoan sejak kecil."

The choice is yours of course, Mas Sugeng, based on context.

face (v): 1. to confront, controvert or maintain impudently, brashly, or with excessive assurance: BROWBEAT, BULLY - now usually used with down or out <faced down> <out faced>

bully = a blustering fellow more insolent than courageous: one given to hectoring, browbeatng and threathening; one habitually threatening, harsh or cruel to others weaker or smaller than himself.

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agree Chinoise
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