Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
口だけなのは
English translation:
that's just talking, it's just gas, it's not true
Japanese term
口だけなのは
Thanks in advance.
| 2 +2 | that's just talking, it's just gas, it's not true |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 4 +1 | See explanation |
Raitei
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| 5 | From past experience, we know this is just talk. |
Joe Greenholtz
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Jul 14, 2008 11:27: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Joe Greenholtz
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
that's just talking, it's just gas, it's not true
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Timothy Miller
: As far as I know, that is what this means. So like "I know that it's 'just talk' based on past experience" or something...
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AniseK
: Just talk
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See explanation
The more I translate, the more I am finding that dissection doesn't work effectively. In order to write English effectively, one needs to have a near native communication skills already established before approaching translation. Otherwise translators will be trapped by forms.
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mstkwasa
: [Edited] Perhaps thus: X [unidentified] told Y [author of this passage] that X sees it from Z's [place] perpective. Y knows or Y ABC know from past experiences that X talks rubbish or talks but does not act. Is X saying we should not care about regions?
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We could guess forever without the proper context.
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AJL MedCom (X)
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