to be on something

Indonesian translation: memahami suatu hal

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English term or phrase:to be on something
Indonesian translation:memahami suatu hal
Entered by: Edward Thornton

05:17 Jun 25, 2015
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English term or phrase: to be on something
“The Little Engine That Could” was on to something with the whole "I think I can" mentality.
Taufik Afdal
Indonesia
Local time: 13:13
memahami suatu hal
Explanation:
1) It's "be onto something", not "be on something"

Merriam-Webster's collegiate Dictionary entry for preposition "onto", definition 2:
in or into a state of awareness about *put me onto your methods*

2) this should be English to Indonesian, not Indonesian to English

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Local time: 13:13
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Memiliki ide/maksud tertentu
Titi Sayeed
3 +2memahami suatu hal
Edward Thornton


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be onto something
Memiliki ide/maksud tertentu


Explanation:
memiliki ide/maksud tertentu dengan

Titi Sayeed
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  Achmad Fuad Lubis
1 day 3 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
memahami suatu hal


Explanation:
1) It's "be onto something", not "be on something"

Merriam-Webster's collegiate Dictionary entry for preposition "onto", definition 2:
in or into a state of awareness about *put me onto your methods*

2) this should be English to Indonesian, not Indonesian to English



Edward Thornton
Local time: 13:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Fabio M. Caldas
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agree  ErichEko ⟹⭐
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