Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

natural delicacy

Indonesian translation:

kesantunan alamiah

Added to glossary by ErichEko ⟹⭐
Jul 16, 2006 01:43
17 yrs ago
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English term

natural delicacy

Homework / test English to Indonesian Art/Literary Poetry & Literature subtitle
Scene description:

Seorang pria menganggap penolakan cinta seorang wanita pada dirinya tidaklah sungguh-sungguh, dan sekedar merupakan 'natural delicacy' saja untuk membuatnya lebih mencintai wanita tersebut:

"I flatter myself, cousin, that your refusal is merely a natural delicacy. You simply seek to increase my love by suspense."


Apakah artinya natural delicacy di sini?

Thanks.
Change log

Feb 20, 2007 08:24: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Cinema, Film, TV, Drama" to "Poetry & Literature"

Proposed translations

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kesantunan alamiah

delicacy = tact and consideration (salah satu artinya)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-07-16 15:32:59 GMT)
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Maksudnya, biasalah perempuan itu berpura-pura menolak padahal menerima :P
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2 hrs

taktik halus

Maksud sebenarnya dari natural delicacy adalah 'tahan harga' atau 'jaga gengsi' atau 'jaim' istilah jaman sekarang.

Mungkin 'taktik halusmu saja' bisa?
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4 hrs

cara penuh pertimbangan

.....penolakan Anda benar-benar dengan cara penuh pertimbangan.
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6 hrs

kebiasaan

kebiasaan atau adat
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