Olara - what does it mean?

Johannes Haushofer

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May 26, 2001, 9:29:15 AM5/26/01

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Dear all,
does anybody have an idea what "olara" means? It is supposed to be a word in
a European language, however only used colloquially. Many thanks for any
hints!
Johannes.

Maurice KRAIT

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May 26, 2001, 3:28:42 PM5/26/01

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Johannes Haushofer a écrit :

Could it be ojala ? (j = spanish jota) meaning "let us hope !" in
spanish

Maurice

Johannes Haushofer

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May 26, 2001, 4:12:02 PM5/26/01

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Maurice KRAIT schrieb in Nachricht <3B1003EA...@club-internet.fr>...

>
>Could it be ojala ? (j = spanish jota) meaning "let us hope !" in
>spanish
>
>Maurice

The word really is "OLARA" rather than anything else. Also, it's not
supposed to be a regular word, rather colloquial or dialect.
Thanks anyway!
Johannes.

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Balliol College | Oxford OX1 3BJ | United Kingdom

Nonualco

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May 26, 2001, 4:16:07 PM5/26/01

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So, if it is OLARA, what does it mean ?

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João Luiz

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May 26, 2001, 9:04:12 PM5/26/01

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Johannes Haushofer schrieb:

>
> Dear all,
> does anybody have an idea what "olara" means? It is supposed to be a word in
> a European language, however only used colloquially.

No more context than that?

JL

Tron Furu

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May 26, 2001, 11:38:54 PM5/26/01

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Johannes Haushofer skrev i meldingen <9eoav9$3r$1...@news.ox.ac.uk>...

A google search gave one hit in turkish; restricted to spanish sites, it
gave about 20 for music, and one for basque:
(Erakusleihoa
... berarekin agertu zenean ibarrean; ondorean karlistak, Zumalakarregi
buru, Orbaizetako
arma olara abiatu ziren eta Aezkoako herri guziak -harrigarria bada ere ...
suse00.su.ehu.es/euskonews/0009zbk/eraku0901.html )

About 1400 others were for Olara Otunnu, a UN officer (I think).

Eurodicautom gave hits in english, danish, spanish, french, german, dutch,
italian and portuguese, like:

1. short oil - BTB-VRN84-0000056,
2. underbound - BTB-VRN84-0000138,
3. oil folliculitis(1); oil acne(2); petroleum acne(3) - BTL-RLM76-5200234,
4. molecular cancer treatment - BTB-CAN96-0000390,
5. equivalent flow; EF - BTL-HAV78-0001401,

English Term short oil
Danish Term kort olie
Spanish Term corto de aceite
French Term court en huile
German Term Ölarm
Italian Term cortolio
Dutch Term mager
Portuguese Term curto em óleo

Document 2 Prev Next HitList Query Options FeedBack
English Term underbound
Danish Term mager
Spanish Term magro
French Term maigre
German Term Ölarm
Italian Term magro
Dutch Term mager
Portuguese Term magro

Document 3 Prev Next HitList Query Options FeedBack
English Term oil folliculitis(1);
oil acne(2);
petroleum acne(3)
Danish Term olieacne;
oliefnat;
acne professionalis
Spanish Term acné originado por los aceites minerales
French Term boutons d'huile(1);
élaïokoniose(1);
acné des huiles et des hydrocarbures(2);
élaïoconiose folliculaire(2)
German Term Ölakne(1);
Schmieröldermatitis(2);
Ölkrätze(2)
Italian Term acne da idrocarburi(1);
acne da oli minerali(2);
acne da oli(3)
Dutch Term olie-acne

Document 4 Prev Next HitList Query Options FeedBack
English Term molecular cancer treatment
Spanish Term oncoterapia molecular
French Term traitement moléculaire du cancer
Italian Term curare il cancro a livello molecolare;
oncoterapia molec olare

Document 5 Prev HitList Query Options FeedBack
English Term equivalent flow;
EF
Danish Term aekvivalent afloebsmaengde
French Term débit equivalent
German Term gleichwertige Abflussmenge;
GIA
Dutch Term overeengekomen lage afvoer;
OLA

etc. etc.

So....context?

TF

alya

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May 27, 2001, 1:48:47 AM5/27/01

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"Johannes Haushofer" <joha...@haushofer.de> wrote in message news:<9eoav9$3r$1...@news.ox.ac.uk>...

It's a Turkish word (if it's the one you mean at all), so let's hope
there's a Turkish speaker out there who can tell you what it means.

Alya

Johannes Haushofer

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May 27, 2001, 6:34:19 AM5/27/01

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Nonualco schrieb in Nachricht ...

>So, if it is OLARA, what does it mean ?

Don't ask me - that was _my_ question to the newsgroup.
J.

Tanya

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May 31, 2001, 4:29:06 AM5/31/01

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Hi Johannes,
Using my glossary search interface at

www.ticino.com/usr/puffin/findit.htm (click on Finding Glossaries)

I found this definition:
ol: magic, magical power or items ("olara" refers to natural magic,
not used or influenced by beings)
olor: world, all lands, the entire territory of Toril seen by, and
known to the dwarves
(http://www.delving.com/addword.html)
On this web page, search for "olara". The text is hidden so you have
to drag your mouse over it to view it!

Could this be what you are looking for?

Tanya

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