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ვცდილობ, ნაციონალურ პატივმოყვარეობაზე მოვიღიტინო

English translation: I'm trying to arouse my national pride

03:34 Jan 20, 2018
Georgian to English translations [PRO]
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Georgian term or phrase: ვცდილობ, ნაციონალურ პატივმოყვარეობაზე მოვიღიტინო
Again, I'm not really sure if this is an idiom or slang. It doesn't get any hits on Google.

The person who says it is a Georgian talking to a non-Georgian about Georgian food and trying to be enthusiastic about it, even though she feels ambivalent.

I guess მოვიღიტინო is literally "to tickle oneself".

So does the phrase mean something like "I try to summon up a sense of national pride?"

Thanks in advance.
Philip Price
Local time: 04:06
English translation:I'm trying to arouse my national pride
Explanation:
The person in question says, word-for-word: ''I'm trying to tickle my national pride/ambition/vanity''. That would mean that, even though they aren't crazy about the Georgian cuisine, they're still trying to be proud about it, albeit in a forced way.
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Demna Alfred Janelidze
Sweden
Local time: 21:06
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That’s what I thought. Thanks!
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5I'm trying to arouse my national pride
Demna Alfred Janelidze


  

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I'm trying to arouse my national pride


Explanation:
The person in question says, word-for-word: ''I'm trying to tickle my national pride/ambition/vanity''. That would mean that, even though they aren't crazy about the Georgian cuisine, they're still trying to be proud about it, albeit in a forced way.

Demna Alfred Janelidze
Sweden
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: Native in GeorgianGeorgian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
That’s what I thought. Thanks!
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