brabe

English translation: troublesome

03:28 Feb 23, 2002
Indonesian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Indonesian term or phrase: brabe
Jangan-jangan nanti brabe..
sayed mohamed
English translation:troublesome
Explanation:
I'm afraid it would be troublesome...
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Maya Gunawan
Grading comment
Thanks Maya, and thank you also to Louise for the explanation, Prisca and Anthony. God Bless yer all.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1having trouble/bad luck
PDelima
4 +1troublesome
Maya Gunawan
5having trouble/bad luck
PDelima
5It may turn out to be troublesome or inconvenient .....
Louis SOETEDJA


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
troublesome


Explanation:
I'm afraid it would be troublesome...

Maya Gunawan
Grading comment
Thanks Maya, and thank you also to Louise for the explanation, Prisca and Anthony. God Bless yer all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louis SOETEDJA: A better phrase is inconvenience... ie. " I'm afraid it would cause inconvenience... or... it would be inconvenient....'
1 day 3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
having trouble/bad luck


Explanation:
Actually it is 'berabe'

PDelima
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in pair: 16
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
having trouble/bad luck


Explanation:
Actually it is 'berabe' so you can say "It might be bad luck/trouble"


PDelima
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in pair: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anthony Indra
21 hrs

neutral  Louis SOETEDJA: not really "trouble" but rather "troublesome"....
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It may turn out to be troublesome or inconvenient .....


Explanation:
'berabe'.... causing inconvenience or "troublesome", not really causing real trouble but only slightly causing inconvenience or a bit of more effort which is unnecessary and actually could be avoided.....

Louis SOETEDJA
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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