What would "nuiva suhtautuminen" be in English?

[kalmisto]

>> To me, nuiva seems to imply a decidedly negative and yet somehow uninterested, dispassionate view of the situation. <<

It is a fact of course that all Finns do not understand all Finnish words exactly in the same way. I understand "nuiva suhtautuminen" to mean that very little ( if any ) interest was shown.

[Bavarian]

Not that I'm any good at Finnish, but has anybody suggested antipathy yet?

"Apathetic" suggests a simple lack of caring either way; "antipathetic" suggests a feeling of opposition.

[mrjimsfc]

Antipathy = vastenmielisyys
Not the meaning we're searching for either. Nuiva is one of those words that I know what it means in Finnish but either I lack the vocabulary or the English language lacks the word for the correct nuance of meaning for it (nuiva).

[kalmisto]

>> Nuiva is one of those words that I know what it means in Finnish but either I lack the vocabulary or the English language lacks the word for the correct nuance of meaning for it (nuiva). <<

The problem with adjectives is that they often have a slightly different meaning to different people. In other words : your "nuiva" may not be exactly the same as my "nuiva".

How would you translate "imelä mies" into English ?

[Pursuivant]

"imelä mies" into English ?

suave player
slick bastard
cute hoor

[sammy]

"imelä mies" into English ?

Mohair Sam

[MagicJ]

Lackadaisical?

I'd say someone has a lax attitude to something, certainly lax is used commonly in spoken form and more often in the full for formality or in text.
Lackadaisical-the sort of thing Brian Johnstone would've said about a poorly executed shot at Lord's.

It's certainly short and can be used in a variety of ways.


There you go, even the Daily Mail use it!

Any use?

[Pursuivant]

Lack of daisies... need to remember that...

[Upphew]

Lack of daisies... need to remember that...

Daisarit mielessä?