Jan 6, 2020 02:50
4 yrs ago
English term

unlawfully five fingered

Non-PRO English to Chinese Other Slang
A conversation during the animal assisted therapy session.

"This book is the property of Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library. If you found it anywhere else, it has been unlawfully five fingered from our bookhouse."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfVMH4k1cg

Proposed translations

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(非法)偷窃

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agree Jinfeng Mao
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agree Bruce Guo
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偷走 / 非法拿走

five-finger: grab with five fingers; steal; shoplift.
five-finger discount: shoplifting.

If you found it anywhere else, it has been unlawfully five fingered from our bookhouse。
如果您在别处看到,那就是被人家从我们的书屋中偷走的。
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20 hrs

偷走

按照原句上下文翻译为偷走为妥
这句本来应该是来源于five-finger discount,对应于一些小东西,其本意的存在或不至于unlawful, 中文语义中偷窃是默认为Unlawful的,故而可不译~Kite处理的很好!


five-finger discount
To steal something, usually a small item that can be easily hidden.
Whenever I walk past the candy rack, I give myself a five-finger discount.

by energy-void June 02, 2005
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