kaleng-kaleng — meaning & examples

Language: id

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Indonesianeutral
    • Literal: plural of kaleng; cans or tins used to hold food or other substances.

    Examples

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    • Di gudang itu, ratusan kaleng-kaleng berisi makanan kaleng tersusun rapi di rak kayu.

      In that warehouse, hundreds of cans containing canned food were neatly arranged on wooden shelves.

    • Ibu membeli kaleng-kaleng kosong untuk dijadikan tempat menyimpan bumbu dapur di rumah.

      Mom bought empty cans to be used as spice containers at home.

    • Kaleng-kaleng bekas minuman itu dikumpulkan untuk didaur ulang oleh komunitas lingkungan sekitar.

      Those used drink cans were collected for recycling by the local environmental community.

    • Para pedagang membawa kaleng-kaleng berisi cat untuk mengecat dinding rumah yang baru dibangun.

      The vendors brought cans filled with paint to paint the walls of the newly built house.

  • 2.

    Indonesiainformalcolloquialpejorative
    • Figurative: not genuine or of poor quality; makeshift, flimsy, or a sham rather than a real or proper item or arrangement.

    Examples

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    • Proyek itu hanya kaleng-kaleng saja, tidak ada hasil nyata yang bisa dibanggakan.

      That project was just a sham; there was no real result to be proud of.

    • Kalau kamu membeli barang murah tapi kualitasnya kaleng-kaleng, nanti cepat rusak deh.

      If you buy cheap goods but the quality is flimsy, it will break quickly.

    • Jangan percaya janji mereka yang kaleng-kaleng, lebih baik kita cari solusi sendiri.

      Don't trust their fake promises; better we find our own solution.

Examples:

  • ID: Bagi yang pertama kali datang... ..ingat untuk membawa kaleng-kaleng ke halaman.
    EN: If this is anyone's first time,.. ..remember that the mess tins have to be taken into the courtyard.
  • ID: Ketua perwakilan, cepat, bersihkan kaleng-kaleng tersebut. itu dapat meledak.
    EN: Chancellor, be quick, get rid of those cans. They might explode.
  • ID: Hey, lihatlah kaleng-kaleng pada si bimbo itu.
    EN: Hey, look at the cans on that bimbo.
  • ID: "buaya merangkak diatas botolan pecah dan kaleng-kaleng...
    EN: "alligators crawling around in broken bottles and tin cans...
  • ID: Aku yakin kaleng-kaleng itu penuh dengan narkoba!
    EN: Prepare to set the automatic pilot. Professor!
  • ID: Kemas kaleng-kaleng di sana, kirimkan, dan ada banyak lagi.
    EN: Then you box those cans over there. Ship them. Then more will come in.
  • ID: Aku sering pulang ke rumah dan melihat kaleng-kaleng itu berderet di meja kopi, seperti prajurit timah kecil...
    EN: (Dad laughs) Dad! Dad, it's not funny.
  • ID: Bukankah kaleng-kaleng rokok di sana di belakangmu?
    EN: Aren't those tins of tobacco right there behind you?
  • ID: Saya akan pergi ke supermarket di Maebashi besok untuk menjual kaleng-kaleng.
    EN: I'm thankful for what you did back then.
  • ID: Kaleng-kaleng tersebut di ambil di stasiun pusat kota oleh dabbawalas lainnya, Yang membawa kaleng-kaleng itu kepada kaum laki-laki di tiap kantornya.
    EN: The tins are then picked up at city centre stations by yet more dabbawalas, who bring them to the menfolk in their offices.
  • ID: Saat kereta melaju, perjalananku, terima kasih untuk Jeremy., atas kaleng-kaleng yang dia beri.
    EN: As the train sped along, my journey, thanks to Jeremy, continued to be nerve wracking and unpleasant.
  • ID: Bukan kaleng-kaleng itu,
    EN: How about a British soccer riot?
  • ID: Jeb, Tidak cukupkah kaleng-kaleng milikmu?
    EN: Jeb, don't you have enough cans of your own?
  • ID: Tom, pastikan kaleng-kaleng di sana dibersihkan, oke?
    EN: Tom, make sure those cans are cleaned up out there, okay?
  • ID: Aku jalan ke pintu keluar, tanpa sadar belum membayar kaleng-kaleng itu karena aku ingin memeriksa anjingku.
    EN: I walked out of the door by accident without paying for those cans... because I was going to check on my dog.

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