फटेबाज़

English translation: a nosy person / an overly inquisitive person

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Hindi term or phrase:फटेबाज़
English translation:a nosy person / an overly inquisitive person
Entered by: acetran

12:04 Dec 26, 2015
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Hindi term or phrase: फटेबाज़
I am translating a novel and there is a character whom I want to define. The novel is based in Delhi. The line reads, तू बड़ा फटेबाज़ है।
bestofbest
United Kingdom
a nosy person / an overly inquisitive person
Explanation:
It is a slang term

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nosy
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Summary of answers provided
5Snob
Somnath Dey
5Naughty
BINAY SHUKLA
4a nosy person / an overly inquisitive person
acetran
4A rough guy
Harishankar Shahi
4over-curious, over interested
parth kankhara


  

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Snob


Explanation:
Self explanatory..

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Note added at 14 mins (2015-12-26 12:18:35 GMT)
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तू बड़ा फटेबाज़ है। = You are damn snob.


Somnath Dey
India
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in HindiHindi
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a nosy person / an overly inquisitive person


Explanation:
It is a slang term

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nosy

acetran
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Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
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A rough guy


Explanation:
It is commonly used for the person who is very aggressive and very much interested in making broil or dare.

Harishankar Shahi
India
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Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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Naughty


Explanation:
The word naughty can be substituted for such words.

BINAY SHUKLA
India
Local time: 10:39
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over-curious, over interested


Explanation:
It means wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys the other person.


Example sentence(s):
  • Over-curiosity kills!
parth kankhara
India
Local time: 10:39
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Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati, Native in HindiHindi
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