Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
מפונפן
English translation:
Slick
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2016-11-30 10:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 27, 2016 09:28
7 yrs ago
Hebrew term
United Kingdom
Mariana Lantzet
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Hebrew, English to Romanian, Hebrew to Romanian, and 3 more.
מפונפן
Hebrew to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Fanion slang
Anyone can suggest an equivalent slang in English UK
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Slick |
Maya Lubinsky
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| 4 | Fancy |
Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
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| 3 | Gaudy |
Suzan Chin
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| 3 | with her hair done |
Chaya Cohen
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| 3 | dolled up, tarted up |
Vere Barzilai
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Proposed translations
23 mins
Maya Lubinsky
United States
United States
Native in Hebrew
&
English
United States
Accurate, eloquent, concise.
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
, Hebrew
Works in: Hebrew to English
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Slick
Another possibility, depending on the context. If you're talking about a person I would use slick. If it's an object fancy is great.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks - I think might work best with the particular register"
2 mins
Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
&
English
Works in field
Israel
Precise translation in no time
Native in: Hebrew , English
Works in: English to Hebrew
Fancy
מפונפן is basically lavish, extravagant.
In your context (cloths) I would use fancy which has more positive connotations than the other synonyms.
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I don't have your source, so I can't support my suggestion any better.
However, even if the source itself doesn't sound so "positive", it doesn't always matter. God knows I've had too many cases where the source text was so poorly written. Our job as translators is not to copy it, with its possible mistakes and errors, but to convey it's best meaning to native speakers.
I can't imagine that someone would deliberately use a negative description (unless it's a bad review on someone else's clothes).
In your context (cloths) I would use fancy which has more positive connotations than the other synonyms.
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I don't have your source, so I can't support my suggestion any better.
However, even if the source itself doesn't sound so "positive", it doesn't always matter. God knows I've had too many cases where the source text was so poorly written. Our job as translators is not to copy it, with its possible mistakes and errors, but to convey it's best meaning to native speakers.
I can't imagine that someone would deliberately use a negative description (unless it's a bad review on someone else's clothes).
Note from asker:
| You are right, but alas, the original 'mefunfan', doesn't, to my sorrow, sound so positive, :) Thank u very much for your help, much appreciated! |
| Yes, the principle behind your reasoning is correct, and I agree with u. I suppose on ocassion a word is chosen by a person without taking into consideration ALL the possible connotations. Thanks again for your input! |
3 hrs
Gaudy
Just adding a few other options -
Gaudy, ostentatious, splashy.
Gaudy, ostentatious, splashy.
Note from asker:
| Toda raba |
6 hrs
Chaya Cohen
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
&
English
Israel
Reliable and Fluent translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Hebrew (Variant: Modern / Israeli)
Works in: Hebrew to English, English to Hebrew
with her hair done
Can also mean simply "blowdried" - when talking about a woman's hair. Without the context, its impossible to fined the right translation (Comes from "פן" - Hebrew slang for a blowdrier)
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"היא באה עם שעיר מפונפן"
"She arrived after having her hair done"
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"היא באה עם שעיר מפונפן"
"She arrived after having her hair done"
Example sentence:
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Note from asker:
| תודה על העזרה חיה. לא הרחבתי מספיק כששאלתי, (מטעם קוצר זמן) - אך היה מדובר בחפץ, ולכן נזקקתי למשהו שיתאים לעצם. |
1 day 19 hrs
dolled up, tarted up
glammed up, it really depends on the connotation.
Example sentence:
the coach was too small for three tarted-up ladies and one gentleman.
to be a musical ambassador without having to deal with stuck up millionaires and diplomats
Note from asker:
| תודה רבה - אלה הצעות מצוינות כשמדובר בבני אדם. במיקרה שלי נזקקתי למשהו שיתאים לחפץ - וגם הייתי צריכה להמנע מכל משמעות שלא מחמיאה- שוב תודה, ההצעה שלך תעזור לי לגבי אנשים |
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