Mar 27, 2010 21:28
14 yrs ago
Hindi term

bilkul bekaar

Non-PRO Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
biju is looking for a job in a hindu restaurant in the US. eventually he finds a place. he asks to be sure, and then comes a short dialogue with the boss:

"To Biju he said: “Beef? Are you crazy? We are an all-Hindu establishment. No Pakistanis, no Bangladeshis, those people don’t know how to cook, have you been to those restaurants on Sixth Street? Bilkul
bekaar. . . .”
One week later, Biju was in the kitchen and Gandhi’s favorite tunes were being sung over the sound system.

what exactly does "bilkul bekaar" mean, is it a kind of exclamation?

Proposed translations

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Completely useless

It is common colloquial phrase, used to denote disappointment or disapproval of something or someone (or his/her capabilities).

The literal translation is "totally useless."
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanx a lot, java"
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completely pointless / senseless

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Absolutely useless!

I prefer 'absolutely' to 'completely'...
Example sentence:

That car is virtually a dilapidated 'jalopy' now; absolutely useless!

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agree Nitin Goyal
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agree satish krishna itikela
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absolutely hopeless

Since this adjective is used to describe 'restaurants', 'hopeless' sounds more appropriate.

Other options that could fit the expression 'bilkul bekaar' are:

absolutely lousy
absolutely terrible
absolutely awful

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