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| Language | Translations for "ABOUT IT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 板上釘釘 (no two ways about it, that clinches it, that's final), 再說 (besides, let's talk about it later, what's more). (various references) | |
Dutch | erop (for this, on it, untranslated). (various references) | |
Finnish | siitä (from it). (various references) | |
French | arrête (don't go on about it). (various references) | |
German | verdusseln (forget all about it), nun mach dir mal keinen (no need to get uptight about it), mir ist nicht wohl dabei (i'm uneasy about it), ich zweifle daran (I'm in doubt about it), ich weiß nichts davon (I don't know anything about it), ich weiß kein Wort davon (I don't know a thing about it), ich weiß davon (I know about it), ich habe es vergessen (I forgot about it), ich bin darauf gespannt (I'm corious about it, I'm curious about it), ich bin darüber nicht erfreut (I don't feel happy about it), es tut ihm sehr leid (he feels very bad about it), er schämt sich kein bisschen (he is quite unblushing about it), das wär's (that's about it), darüber besteht kein Zweifel (there's no question about it). (various references) | |
Greek | θα γελάσεις γιά αυτό αργότερα (you will laugh about it later), θα του μιλήσω γιά αυτό (I will speak to him about it). (various references) | |
Hungarian | körülbelül így van (it's just about it), körülbelül így is van (it's just about it), kár a szót vesztegetni rá (no good talking about it). (various references) | |
Irish | faoi (under). (various references) | |
Italian | ne (of it, of them). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 考えてみれば (if you think about it). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かんがえてみれば (if you think about it). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aboutay itay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | por favor pense nisto (please think about it). (various references) | |
Romanian | absolut (there's no doubt about it), sã nu-ţi pese de asta (don't bother about it), nu-mi pasã câtuşi de puţin (I don't care a cent, I don't give a hoot about it), nu te supãrã pentru asta (don't get vexed about it), mai e vorbã (there's no doubt about it), las-o baltã (forget about it), laş acesta în voia dumitale (you may please yourself about it), garantat (certified, guaranteed, there's no doubt about it, warranted). (various references) | |
Russian | это неизбежно (no two ways about it), об этом не может быть двух мнений (no two ways about it). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nemati dlaku na jeziku (make no bones about, make no bones about it). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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