panjang tangan — meaning & examples

Language: id

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Indonesianeutralliteral
    • Having physically long arms or an extended reach.

    Examples

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    • Anak itu punya panjang tangan yang luar biasa sehingga bisa meraih rak buku yang tinggi tanpa tangga.

      That child has exceptionally long arms so he can reach the high bookshelf without a ladder.

    • Guru memperhatikan bahwa muridnya kurang panjang tangan, jadi dia harus berdiri untuk mengambil alat tulis di meja depan.

      The teacher noticed that her student didn't have long reach, so he had to stand to get the stationery on the front desk.

    • Dengan panjang tangan yang cukup, ibu bisa mengambil buah dari pohon tanpa memanjatnya.

      With a sufficiently long reach, mother could pick fruit from the tree without climbing it.

    • Pak Rudi menggunakan tongkat untuk memperpanjang tangan agar bisa mengambil benda yang jatuh di bawah sofa.

      Mr. Rudi used a stick to extend his reach to pick up an object that fell under the sofa.

  • 2.

    Indonesiaidiomaticcolloquial
    • A person who steals or habitually takes things that do not belong to them; someone with 'sticky fingers.'

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    • Waspadalah, ada orang yang panjang tangan di toko ini, jadi simpan dompetmu baik-baik.

      Be careful, there is a thief with sticky fingers in this store, so keep your wallet safe.

    • Dia dikenal sebagai orang yang panjang tangan karena sering mengambil barang tanpa izin di kantor.

      He is known as a person with sticky fingers because he often takes items without permission at the office.

    • Jangan biarkan anak-anak kamu menjadi panjang tangan, ajarkan mereka tentang kejujuran sejak dini.

      Don't let your children become thieves; teach them about honesty from an early age.

Examples:

  • ID: Bagaimana jika salah satu dari mereka orangnya panjang tangan?
    EN: What if one of them was light-fingered?
  • ID: Si panjang tangan akan dihukum.
    EN: People with sticky fingers get punished.
  • ID: Apanya yang kaki panjang tangan panjang?
    EN: You're talking nonsense.
  • ID: Seperti kataku, Ricky panjang tangan, suka perhiasan tapi ini tak ada di kotak kakekku.
    EN: Well, as I say, Ricky was very light fingered, loved jewellery, but this wasn't in my grandfather's box.
  • ID: Beberapa datang hanya panjang tangan itu , lain hingga 10 meter.
    EN: Some come to just a hand's length, others are up to 10 feet long.
  • ID: Dia panjang tangan. / Benarkah?
    EN: - She has sticky fingers. - Really?
  • ID: Bagaimana jika orang-orang berpikir Yang Mulia Ratu panjang tangan... Jika ada barang yang hilang di setiap rumah yang dia singgahi?
    EN: What if people were to think her majesty was light-fingered, if things go missing from every house she stays in?
  • ID: - Kau panjang tangan.
    EN: - You got sticky fingers.
  • ID: Kami mengedarkannya di rumah sakit dan ada banyak uang receh di sini. Aku tidak ingin mengambil risiko salah satu pemagangku panjang tangan.
    EN: We passed it around at the hospital, and there's a good chunk of change in here, and I didn't want to risk one of my interns having sticky fingers.
  • ID: Aku tak mau mereka "jadi panjang tangan".
    EN: I don't want any of your crew gettin' "sticky appendages."
  • ID: Omong-omong, syukurlah Sam-sik tak suka main tangan sekalipun agak panjang tangan.
    EN: You know, Sam-sik may have quick hands, but he doesn't get into fights. Isn't that a relief?
  • ID: Dia selalu panjang tangan.
    EN: He was always light-fingered.
  • ID: Inilah panjang tangan ini. Inilah panjang tangan ini.
    EN: This is the length of this hand, this is the length of this hand.
    EN: This is the length of this hand, this is the length of this hand.
  • ID: Kini jarak mereka tak melebihi panjang tangan pria.
    EN: Not more than the length of a man's hand was separating the two.
  • ID: Kenapa banyak sekali orang yang panjang tangan?
    EN: Everyone around me seems to have sticky fingers.

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