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Indonesian term or phrase:
mendesis seolah-olah kepedasan
English translation:
sucking in air, savouring the imaginary spiciness
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Regi2006
May 26, 2008 16:06
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Indonesian term
mendesis seolah-olah kepedasan
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Kita mungkin akan dapat roedjak katanya sambil menahan air liur dan mendesis seolah-olah kepedasan”
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sucking in air, savouring the imaginary spiciness
I don't know if there is an English word for 'desis' when the sound is made in drawing breath.
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Hengky Chiok
United States
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hissing as if it's hot
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sizzling as if as suffering from something hotly spiced
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-05-27 01:41:54 GMT)
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sizzling as if suffering from something hotly spiced
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-05-27 01:41:54 GMT)
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sizzling as if suffering from something hotly spiced
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ivo abdman
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sizzling as if it's too hot for his/her tounge
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