memasang patok

English translation: mark with stakes

11:23 Feb 18, 2005

Indonesian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Real Estate

Indonesian term or phrase: memasang patok

masyarakat membuat tenda dan memasang patok di reruntuhan rumah atau halaman rumah

mockingbird (X)

English translation:mark with stakes

Explanation:
I think this refers to ownership claims, thus: they mark the ruins of [their] houses or the border of [their] yards with stakes (to claim stake)

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3 +2

penjelasan

Kardi Kho

3 +1

mark with stakes

wongudik

4 -1

to fix a pole

N Adri -

place poles

syarifah syed nor azlan

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24 mins confidence:

place poles

Explanation:
place/put up/erect poles

syarifah syed nor azlan
Native speaker of:

Malay

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

to fix a pole

Explanation:
also 'to stick a pole/stake'

N Adri -
Indonesia
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Indonesian

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mark with stakes

Explanation:
I think this refers to ownership claims, thus: they mark the ruins of [their] houses or the border of [their] yards with stakes (to claim stake)

wongudik
Native speaker of:

Indonesian

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14 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

penjelasan

Explanation:
Saya kira membuat tenda dan memasang patok di sini mengacu pada pekerjaan mendirikan tenda, jadi 'masyarakat membuat tenda dan memasang patok' mungkin bisa diterjemahkan sbg:
people were pegging their tents...
SM

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Note added at 17 hrs 45 mins (2005-02-19 05:08:57 GMT)
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Menyambung komentar saya thd M. Zikri:
Dan untuk glossary biasanya saya memang memasukkan terjemahannya yang disesuaikan dengan konteks. Saya menggunakan \'penjelasan\' hanya jika yang dipertanyakan memang lebih ke makna kalimat daripada terjemahannya.

Kardi Kho
Indonesia
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of:

Indonesian

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