Definition
An Irish term for a young gentleman of good family but with little money, often characterized by pretension or swagger.
Etymology
From Irish 'bachaileán,' diminutive of 'bachall' (little staff/small boy), with the suffix '-een' indicating a small or endearing form. Widely used in 19th-century Irish literature to describe a social type.
Kelly Says
This wonderfully specific Irish word captures a whole social archetype—the poor but proud young gentleman trying to keep up appearances—and authors like James Joyce and Maria Edgeworth used it to satirize Irish society!
Translations
ARالعربية
انسداد
in-sa-dad
CACatalà
obstrucció
oh-bstruk-thee-ohn
DADansk
tænkning
teeng-ning
DEDeutsch
Verstopfung
fer-stop-foong
ELΕλληνικά
συμφόρηση
sim-fo-reh-see
ESEspañol
obstrucción
oh-bstrok-thee-ohn
FRFrançais
bouchale
boo-shahl
HUMagyar
elzáródás
el-za-ro-daash
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyumbatan
pen-yum-ba-taan
ITItaliano
ostruzione
ost-roo-thee-ohn-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
penyumbatan
pen-yum-ba-taan
NLNederlands
verstopping
ver-stop-ping
PLPolski
zatknięcie
zat-knyec-yeh
PTPortuguês
obstrução
oh-bstro-sāw
RORomână
obstrucție
oh-bstruc-thee-eh
RUРусский
закупорка
zakuporka
SVSvenska
förstoppning
for-stop-ning
SWKiswahili
kizuizi
ki-zoo-ee-zee
THไทย
การอุดตัน
gaan oot-tan
TLTL
pag-a-pugay
pa-ga-pug-ay
TRTürkçe
engelleme
eng-gel-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
закупорка
zakuporka
VITiếng Việt
cản trở
can tro