on kerosene duty

Indonesian translation: on kerosene

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English term or phrase:okay
Indonesian translation:on kerosene
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐

03:34 Oct 14, 2022
English to Indonesian translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / subtitle
English term or phrase: on kerosene duty
Seseorang sedang menasihati rekannya.. yang tampak sedang ada masalah.. namun ketika ditanya, rekannya itu bilang: Dia baik-baik saja... Maka dia bilang:

The word "okay"
just means "on kerosene duty".

It doesn't mean that you're fine.


Apa ya artinya "on kerosene duty" di sini?

Catatan: Film dalam bahasa India, dan dialog diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris.

Thanks.
Yohanes Sutopo
Local time: 12:30
okay = on kerosene >> orang keder
Explanation:

Menurut situs ini, okay adalah singkatan dari on kerosene.
https://www.abbreviationfinder.org/acronyms/okay_on-kerosene...
OKAY: On Kerosene

Dalam hubungan dengan India, silakan simak situs berikut (kutipan di sini sengaja disunat):
https://medium.com/snipette/horn-ok-please-75f2fc8cc054
During the Second World War, fuels like diesel and petrol were getting scarce. So a lot of trucks switched to using kerosene as an alternative fuel. Now, kerosene is actually made for jet-planes, and it can catch fire much more easily than other fuels. So people driving kerosene-run trucks had to be extra-careful not to crash. Maybe they decided to warn other people too, and painted “OK” so others knew the truck was running “On Kerosene”.

Persoalannya: (1) Apa urusannya duty? (2) Bagaimana pendekatan penerjemahan paling oke?

Soal (1) Saya menduga duty itu: (a) salah transkripsi dari dude, atau (b) nama si aktor itu, entah betulan atau panggilan (misalnya, Sanjay Dutt mungkin dipanggilnya Duty atau Dutty?)

Soal (2) Kerahkan kreativitas sehebat-hebatnya deh. Usul saya begini:

A: Kau ada masalah apa?
B: Aku oke saja kok.
A: Oke itu sama dengan Orang Keder, kawan. Bukan berarti baik-baik saja.


Anda mungkin bisa mereka-reka sendiri singkatan oke yang lebih oke untuk menunjukkan ketidak-okean!

Catatan:
Jangan rujuk KBBI untuk keder. Pakailah makna aslinya dari Betawi di sini: https://www.kompasiana.com/fikzik/5528c452f17e614b058b45b1/k...
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Local time: 12:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1okay = on kerosene >> orang keder
ErichEko ⟹⭐
5pajak minyak tanah
Hipyan Nopri


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okay = on kerosene >> orang keder


Explanation:

Menurut situs ini, okay adalah singkatan dari on kerosene.
https://www.abbreviationfinder.org/acronyms/okay_on-kerosene...
OKAY: On Kerosene

Dalam hubungan dengan India, silakan simak situs berikut (kutipan di sini sengaja disunat):
https://medium.com/snipette/horn-ok-please-75f2fc8cc054
During the Second World War, fuels like diesel and petrol were getting scarce. So a lot of trucks switched to using kerosene as an alternative fuel. Now, kerosene is actually made for jet-planes, and it can catch fire much more easily than other fuels. So people driving kerosene-run trucks had to be extra-careful not to crash. Maybe they decided to warn other people too, and painted “OK” so others knew the truck was running “On Kerosene”.

Persoalannya: (1) Apa urusannya duty? (2) Bagaimana pendekatan penerjemahan paling oke?

Soal (1) Saya menduga duty itu: (a) salah transkripsi dari dude, atau (b) nama si aktor itu, entah betulan atau panggilan (misalnya, Sanjay Dutt mungkin dipanggilnya Duty atau Dutty?)

Soal (2) Kerahkan kreativitas sehebat-hebatnya deh. Usul saya begini:

A: Kau ada masalah apa?
B: Aku oke saja kok.
A: Oke itu sama dengan Orang Keder, kawan. Bukan berarti baik-baik saja.


Anda mungkin bisa mereka-reka sendiri singkatan oke yang lebih oke untuk menunjukkan ketidak-okean!

Catatan:
Jangan rujuk KBBI untuk keder. Pakailah makna aslinya dari Betawi di sini: https://www.kompasiana.com/fikzik/5528c452f17e614b058b45b1/k...

ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 12:30
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2 days 0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pajak minyak tanah


Explanation:
A menduga B ada masalah, tetapi saat ditanya, B mengatakan dia baik2 saja ( I'm okay).

Mendengar jawaban B, A bercanda dg mengatakan:

'Okay (OK) itu artinya 'on kerosene duty' (pajak minyak tanah).

'Bukan berarti kamu tidak ada masalah'.




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Note added at 2 days 2 mins (2022-10-16 03:37:06 GMT)
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Tambahan:
Struktur frasa yg benar seharusnya 'duty on kerosene', tapi namanya bahasa Inggris India memang sering tidak selaras dg bahasa Inggris standar.

Hipyan Nopri
Indonesia
Local time: 12:30
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PRO pts in category: 196
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