Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

ノッシノッシ歩く

English translation:

lumber

Added to glossary by cinefil
Aug 25, 2012 06:03
11 yrs ago
Japanese term

ノッシノッシ歩く

Japanese to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama サーカス
象がノッシノッシと街中を練り歩く

Proposed translations

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lumber

The elephants lumber around the town.
or
The elephants parade through the town, lumbering along.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Gibney
19 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot, Shannon-san."
1 hr

walk heavily and clumsily

Elephants paraded through the town walking heavily and clumsily
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+1
2 hrs

trudge around (town)

Trudge, thump, stomp, are all possible onomatopoeia as well but I chose trudge because it seems to convey the weight in each step. I chose not to translate "walking"separately because it is implied.
Peer comment(s):

agree Harumi Uemura : I feel this is closest
2 days 8 hrs
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7 hrs

Plod

Another option.
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