Back-of-the-envelope
//ˌbæk‿əv ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp//
Translations of "back-of-the-envelope" (5 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Mandarin | 粗略的(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified) | cūlüè de | |
| Finnish | ruutupaperi(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified) | — | |
| French | de coin de table(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified), vite fait(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified), à l'arrache(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified) | — | |
| German | Bierdeckel(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified), Schmierzettel(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified), hingekritzelt(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified) | — | |
| Portuguese | em cima do joelho(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified), à pressa(especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified) | — |
ruutupaperi
de coin de table, vite fait, à l'arrache
Bierdeckel, Schmierzettel, hingekritzelt
em cima do joelho, à pressa
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