harum - scarum

Dutch translation: "Het was altijd al een onvoorspelbare kerel", antwoordde ze.

15:21 Feb 21, 2011
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English term or phrase: harum - scarum
He always was a harum - scarum fellow.
Nina Breebaart
Netherlands
Local time: 09:41
Dutch translation:"Het was altijd al een onvoorspelbare kerel", antwoordde ze.
Explanation:
Ik denk dat ik de context heb gevonden en heb het in die context vertaald.
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Gerard de Noord
France
Local time: 09:41
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3 +3roekeloos
Els Hoefman
3 +3"Het was altijd al een onvoorspelbare kerel", antwoordde ze.
Gerard de Noord
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harum-scarum
Barend van Zadelhoff

  

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roekeloos


Explanation:
definitie: "acting or done in a reckless or rash way; irresponsible"



    Reference: http://www.yourdictionary.com/harum-scarum
Els Hoefman
Local time: 09:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank van Thienen (X)
4 mins

agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: is een mogelijkheid
5 mins

agree  Henk Peelen: roekeloos, ondoordacht, irrationeel; heeft zich altijd onverantwoord gedragen
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
"He always was a harum-scarum fellow," she answered.
"Het was altijd al een onvoorspelbare kerel", antwoordde ze.


Explanation:
Ik denk dat ik de context heb gevonden en heb het in die context vertaald.


    Reference: http://cito-web.yspu.org/link1/metod/met44/node10.html
Gerard de Noord
France
Local time: 09:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  sindy cremer
3 hrs

agree  Ron Willems: waar zouden we zijn zonder context...
14 hrs

agree  Henk Peelen
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Reference comments


7 mins
Reference: harum-scarum

Reference information:
in order to avoid suggesting a harum-scarum translation, more context is needed :-)

harum-scarum (her′əm sker′əm)

adjective

acting or done in a reckless or rash way; irresponsible
Origin: < ? hare + scare + 'em
adverb

in a harum-scarum manner
noun

a harum-scarum person or action

http://www.yourdictionary.com/harum-scarum

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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