Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Indonesian term or phrase:
buang air besar
English translation:
defecate
Added to glossary by
amirati
Jul 10, 2006 11:28
18 yrs ago
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Indonesian term
buang air besar
May offend
Indonesian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
such as in:
"Penduduk setempat tidak lagi buang air besar di tepi sungai tetapi sudah membiasakan diri untuk buang air besar di WC."
"Penduduk setempat tidak lagi buang air besar di tepi sungai tetapi sudah membiasakan diri untuk buang air besar di WC."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | defecate |
Ramona Ali
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| 5 | defecate |
John Gare (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
17 mins
Ramona Ali
Works in field
User Manuals, Codes of Conduct, Medical
Native in: Malay 
Works in: English to Malay, Malay, Malay to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
defecate
buang air besar = defecate
buang air kecil = urinate
"The local folk no longer defecate by the river but have gotten used to defecting in the WC"
buang air kecil = urinate
"The local folk no longer defecate by the river but have gotten used to defecting in the WC"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all."
25 mins
defecate
Both source and target terms are found in the media.
Polite equivalents -
Nursing: have a BM (bowel motion)
Medical/literary : evacuate their bowels
More euphemistic: do their business
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Note added at 30 mins (2006-07-10 11:59:19 GMT)
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Pipped at the post again! You'll have to believe me that Ramona's answer did not appear on my screen until I entered mine. JG
Polite equivalents -
Nursing: have a BM (bowel motion)
Medical/literary : evacuate their bowels
More euphemistic: do their business
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Note added at 30 mins (2006-07-10 11:59:19 GMT)
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Pipped at the post again! You'll have to believe me that Ramona's answer did not appear on my screen until I entered mine. JG
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