nonetity

14:23 Jun 10, 2022
English to Indonesian translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Novel
English term or phrase: nonetity
M. Dupin refused point-blank, maintained his ground, was very firm, and clung bravely to his nonentity.
Tony Bennjamin
Indonesia
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5seorang yang tak berarti/jati dirinya yang tak berarti
Jonny Hidajat
4bukan siapa-siapa
Hipyan Nopri
4Kedaifannya/Kebanalannya
Ade Heru B


  

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bukan siapa-siapa


Explanation:
nonentity = orang yang tidak penting, tidak punya jabatan/kekuasaan.

"and clung bravely to his nonentity" = "dan dengan berani tetap mengatakan bahwa dia bukan siapa-siapa"

Ref.:
non‧en‧ti‧ty /nɒˈnentəti $ nɑː-/ noun (plural nonentities) [countable] someone who has no importance or power and who is not special in any way SYN nobody
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/nonentity

Hipyan Nopri
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nonentity
seorang yang tak berarti/jati dirinya yang tak berarti


Explanation:
"nonentity" bersinonim dengan "nobody" artinya: seorang yang tak berarti.
dalam konteks kalimat ini, "his nonentity" dapat diterjemahkan menjadi: jati dirinya yang tak berarti.


    https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/nonentity
    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonentity
Jonny Hidajat
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Kedaifannya/Kebanalannya


Explanation:
nonentity bermakna orang lemah secara karakter, gagasan maupun pengaruh; bukan orang penting dan berguna.

Dalam konteks kalimat Mr. Dupin berada dalam tekanan karakter dominan dan berusaha bertahan dengan prinsipnya. Tapi secara paradoks, keteguhan itu berasal dari kesadaran bahwa dia bukanlah orang spesial.

Sementara daif bermakna tidak berdaya; tidak berguna; tidak ada artinya.

Jika kata dampak kata daif terkesan terlalu agamis, kata banal bisa jadi alternatif karena memiliki makna yang berdekatan.


    Reference: http://https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/n...
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