Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！
English translation:
コラ！が訛ったものでは？
Added to glossary by
Kanako Fujiwara
Jun 23, 2008 07:12
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！
Japanese to English
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Car noises
What would be a suitable noise in English for the following:
…いきなり蛇行、ガラ悪いです。**「ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！」**って何の音？？
Thank very much.
…いきなり蛇行、ガラ悪いです。**「ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！」**って何の音？？
Thank very much.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | コラ！が訛ったものでは？ |
Kanako Fujiwara
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| 2 | Vroom! Vroom! Vroooom! |
Alex Farrell (X)
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| 1 | Grrr! Grrr! Grrraaaghhhh! |
AniseK
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| 1 | Putt! Putt! Splutter |
KathyT
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Change log
Jul 2, 2008 06:14: Kanako Fujiwara Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Kanako Fujiwara
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Native in: Japanese 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese, Spanish to Japanese
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コラ！が訛ったものでは？
２ｃｈ語の一種でしょうか。
相手を叱り、非難する表現だと私は理解しています。
You!
How dare!
の類でしょうか。
だから、「音」ではないのでは？
Are you sure it's a noise?
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-06-24 09:14:58 GMT)
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なるほど。
私に誤解があったようですね？ それでも上記に書いたことは関係があるように思います。ので、ご参考になりましたら幸いです。
相手を叱り、非難する表現だと私は理解しています。
You!
How dare!
の類でしょうか。
だから、「音」ではないのでは？
Are you sure it's a noise?
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-06-24 09:14:58 GMT)
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なるほど。
私に誤解があったようですね？ それでも上記に書いたことは関係があるように思います。ので、ご参考になりましたら幸いです。
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot!
Whether or not I can blend a noise and your what you said in my translation, you provided a valuable insight into the term - Cheers!"
19 mins
Grrr! Grrr! Grrraaaghhhh!
This is so funny, I've got to give it a try. A car alignment went bad during a high-speed driving?
22 hrs
Putt! Putt! Splutter
Just another thought based on your added notes.
Perhaps the car sounded like it was running into a bit of engine trouble(?)
The ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！ could sound a bit like a coughing, spluttering sound.
Perhaps the car sounded like it was running into a bit of engine trouble(?)
The ゴ！ゴ！ゴラァァァァ！ could sound a bit like a coughing, spluttering sound.
1 day 14 hrs
Vroom! Vroom! Vroooom!
If the car is showing itself off, then perhaps we need a sound that makes it seem strong?
If though the car is trying to show itself off but is not as tough as it wants us to believe, then something less impressive is needed, such as perhaps:
"Clunkety clunk clunk BAM!"
like the engine's about to overheat and explode or something.
If though the car is trying to show itself off but is not as tough as it wants us to believe, then something less impressive is needed, such as perhaps:
"Clunkety clunk clunk BAM!"
like the engine's about to overheat and explode or something.
Discussion
Thanks for your answers.
It's not really possible for me to choose an answer until I get some feedback from the client, and even then it doesn't really mean that anyone is more "right" than anyone else.....anway, I'll get back to you after I get a reply from the client.
Cheers!
I spoke with a Japanese friend, whose first impresssion was that it was another way to say koraaaa! like the 不良 boys say down in Shibuya.
However, the bit about noise -って何の音？？- was in the original text, and is not something I wrote. Do you think it means something like "Why is the car going nuts and making such a boisterous noise"?
I should mention that the text is about a car that is driving wildly down the raod, smashing off walls and kind of showing off how aggressive it can be.
Thanks in advance!