Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Indonesian term or phrase:
preman
English translation:
thugs
Added to glossary by
mairawati (X)
Apr 28, 2005 02:39
19 yrs ago
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Indonesian term
mairawati (X)
preman
Indonesian to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Apakah perusahaan anda pernah mengalami gangguan preman di tahun 2004?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | thugs |
Abdul Karim
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| 5 | outlaws |
Anthony Indra
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| 3 | freeman |
nuvo
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Proposed translations
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Abdul Karim
Indonesia
Indonesia
Native in Indonesian
Indonesia
Quality, Punctual, Fair Rate
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English, English to Javanese
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thugs
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-28 03:00:01 GMT)
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meski secara harfiah \'thugs\' bararti para kriminal muda usia, tetapi saya kira istilah ini sudah umum dipakai di beberapa media.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-28 03:00:01 GMT)
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meski secara harfiah \'thugs\' bararti para kriminal muda usia, tetapi saya kira istilah ini sudah umum dipakai di beberapa media.
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Comment: "Thanks"
2 hrs
Anthony Indra
United States
United States
Native in Indonesian
Works in field
United States
Translation by an Engineer & MBA!
Native in: Indonesian 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Japanese to Indonesian, German to Indonesian, and 3 more.
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outlaws
I prefer to use "outlaws" for preman.
HTH!
HTH!
20 hrs
freeman
Whay don't we just use freeman. Indonesian `preman' as actually from the Ducth `vrijmann' which is the equivalent is `freeman'.
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