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änkeytyä

English translation: impose oneself, force oneself into someone's company; also, invade someone's personal space

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Finnish term or phrase:änkeytyä
English translation:impose oneself, force oneself into someone's company; also, invade someone's personal space
Entered by: Owen Witesman

17:58 Aug 30, 2010
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Finnish term or phrase: änkeytyä
Änkeytyä jonkun lähelle.

Seems to have something to do with flattery, but the surrounding phrases are metaphorical, so I'm not sure.
Owen Witesman
Local time: 07:53
impose oneself, force oneself into someone's company
Explanation:
This expression änkeytyä has the above meaning.
Selected response from:

Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 16:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6impose oneself, force oneself into someone's company
Erkki Pekkinen
4 +1invade (one's space)
Desmond O'Rourke


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
impose oneself, force oneself into someone's company


Explanation:
This expression änkeytyä has the above meaning.

Example sentence(s):
  • He forced his way into their company.
Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Outi Pollari: Right, a colloquial word
21 mins
agree  Susan Ruusunen: Kuulostaa hyvältä
27 mins
agree  Dr Lofthouse
2 hrs
agree  Tarja Karjalainen
3 hrs
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: or better, to intrude oneself into someone's company
6 hrs
agree  Satu Heikkinen
2 days 15 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
invade (one's space)


Explanation:
invade someone's space, meaning an unwelcome intrusion

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 09:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Merja Jauhiainen: I quite like this, or "intrude" as you suggested above.
7 hrs
  -> I like it, too
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