Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Joseps
English answer:
average Joes
Added to glossary by
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Jun 28, 2006 19:38
17 yrs ago
English term
Canada
Strive For Excellence
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, French to Bulgarian, and 24 more.
Joseps
English
Art/Literary
Tourism & Travel
in the folowing context:
A fully fledged suburb since the end of the 19th century, Gr� cia is home to a combination of artists, students and intelligentsia mixed with average Joseps, who lend it a down-to-earth atmosphere.
A fully fledged suburb since the end of the 19th century, Gr� cia is home to a combination of artists, students and intelligentsia mixed with average Joseps, who lend it a down-to-earth atmosphere.
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| 2 +14 | average Joes |
Jonathan MacKerron
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4 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
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English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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average Joes
is I think the equivalent
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-06-28 19:46:48 GMT)
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the author would appear to be making fun of the down-scale inhabitants of this town by changing the term "average Joe" to "average Josep", assuming that Josep means Joseph in whatever language we're talking about here
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-06-28 19:47:42 GMT)
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average Joe = Joe Blow = the average guy
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-06-28 19:46:48 GMT)
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the author would appear to be making fun of the down-scale inhabitants of this town by changing the term "average Joe" to "average Josep", assuming that Josep means Joseph in whatever language we're talking about here
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-06-28 19:47:42 GMT)
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average Joe = Joe Blow = the average guy
Peer comment(s):
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Can Altinbay
: Sounds good to me.
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thx
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Susana Galilea
: Josep is Joseph/Joe in Catalan
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thx, I was thinking Basque, but that's Joseba isn't it?
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William [Bill] Gray
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thx
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Alexander Demyanov
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thx
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Anna Quail
: "average joe - An ordinary person, especially a man" http://www.answers.com/average joe&r=67
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Kim Metzger
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Tahir
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Vitaly Kisin
: Just a remark: Googling produces lots of Spanish personalities with the name Josep, though the list of Spanish male names only offers Jose
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Josep is Catalan, not Spanish
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NancyLynn
: sounds likely
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thx
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PB Trans
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Refugio
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Sarah Ponting
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Alison Jenner
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Will Matter
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many tks!"
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