Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Indonesian term or phrase:
tak kalah sigapnya
English translation:
were equally quick to respond
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Catherine Muir
Apr 21, 2008 03:23
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Indonesian term
tak kalah sigapnya
Indonesian to English
Social Sciences
Military / Defense
Please help with the meaning of 'tak kalah sigapnya' in the following sentence: "Ketika masa pendudukan Jepang, juga tidak kalah sigapnya untuk membentuk pasukan paramiliter pada April 1944, yang dikenal dengan Tokubetsu Keisatsu Tai, yang anggota terdiri dari para polisi muda dan pemuda polisi didikan Jepang."
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | were equally quick to respond |
Ian Forbes
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| 5 | in comparable with them at a furious pace |
ivo abdman
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| 2 | ..is also ready to take proper action |
lunar_girl
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were equally quick to respond
I think it is comparing the Japanese and the Dutch in their formation of paramilitary forces to assist their respective military forces. Maybe you could translate your sentence: During the Japanese occupation the xyz were equally quick to respond in April 1944 by forming the paramilitary force known as the Tokubetsu Keisatsu Tai …
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-21 04:24:25 GMT)
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Oops. xyz should read 'Japanese'
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-21 04:24:25 GMT)
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Oops. xyz should read 'Japanese'
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lunar_girl
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..is also ready to take proper action
Maybe you should put the subject on that sentence ("subject" juga tidak kalah sigapnya...)
*Sigap=ready to act/ready to take proper action
*Sigap=ready to act/ready to take proper action
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ivo abdman
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in comparable with them at a furious pace
for this context, Ref.: KBBI
sigap : bergerak atau bertindak disertai semangat yang tinggi dan meyakinkan
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comparable with them at a furious pace
http://www.google.co.id/search?hl=id&q=his furious pace whic...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-21 04:25:03 GMT)
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the main elements of 'sigap' are fast/quick,furious (cepat, kuat, tangkas)
sigap : bergerak atau bertindak disertai semangat yang tinggi dan meyakinkan
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Note added at 58 mins (2008-04-21 04:22:02 GMT)
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comparable with them at a furious pace
http://www.google.co.id/search?hl=id&q=his furious pace whic...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-21 04:25:03 GMT)
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the main elements of 'sigap' are fast/quick,furious (cepat, kuat, tangkas)
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