He's yaller

Dutch translation: he is a coward

21:17 Apr 3, 2011
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: He's yaller
He's yaller, that's what he is, yaller."
Nina Breebaart
Netherlands
Local time: 16:35
Dutch translation:he is a coward
Explanation:
To my opinion it would be Southern slang for a coward.
Being yellow is what people are called when they are seen as cowards"
"He's Yaller"= He's a coward
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Gunter Verbeeck
Belgium
Local time: 16:35
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4he is a coward
Gunter Verbeeck
Summary of reference entries provided
blauwe
Tijmen Roozenboom (X)

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he's yaller
he is a coward


Explanation:
To my opinion it would be Southern slang for a coward.
Being yellow is what people are called when they are seen as cowards"
"He's Yaller"= He's a coward


    Reference: http://www.metaphordogs.org/Dogs/entries/yaller.html.
Gunter Verbeeck
Belgium
Local time: 16:35
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Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish
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16 mins peer agreement (net): -1
Reference: blauwe

Reference information:
is een scheldwoord voor indo's, dan blijf je in de kleurconnotatie, maar een beetje vergezocht,
verzin iets onvriendelijks, zou ik zeggen...


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_yellow
    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yaller
Tijmen Roozenboom (X)
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Dutch

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  Herman te Loo (X): het betekent echt gewoon 'laf'
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