English term
India
Bengali, The sweetest Language.
Native in: English 
, Bengali
Works in: English to Bengali
The missing sailor was a little TOO into swabbing the deck. I think he went over
| 5 | ডুবে যাওয়া |
Binod Ringania
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| 5 | নিখোঁজ নাবিক ডেক মোছার কাজে একটু সময় নিচ্ছিল। আমার মনে হয় সে (কিছু) পরীক্ষা করছিল |
Md Abu Alam
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| It is a Joke! |
Saibal Ray
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Proposed translations
India
Translation Services India
Native in: Hindi , Bengali
Works in: English to Hindi, English to Bengali, English to Burmese, and 12 more.
ডুবে যাওয়া
Bangladesh
Performance will speak about me
Native in: Bengali (Variant: Bangladeshi) 
Works in: English to Bengali, Bengali to English, Bengali, and 2 more.
নিখোঁজ নাবিক ডেক মোছার কাজে একটু সময় নিচ্ছিল। আমার মনে হয় সে (কিছু) পরীক্ষা করছিল
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Note added at 20 mins (2017-06-28 09:41:37 GMT)
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নিখোঁজ নাবিক ডেক মোছার কাজে একটু বেশি সময় নিচ্ছিল। আমার মনে হয় সে (কিছু) পরীক্ষা করছিল
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Note added at 10 days (2017-07-08 23:33:34 GMT)
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The text was not complete. The complete text is "The missing sailor was a little TOO into swabbing the deck. I think he went overboard." In that case the meaning is:
নিখোঁজ নাবিক ডেক মোছার কাজে একটু বেশি সময় নিচ্ছিল। আমার মনে হয় সে আগ্রহী/ উৎসাহী হয়ে উঠেছিল।
Here 'go overboard' is an idiom which means 'to go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm'.
Meaning of a text can be different if the text is an idiom or a proverb, but it can't be different if it's a joke. Joke is something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. It needs to be understood and for that sometimes background knowledge is essential.
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Saibal Ray
: The 'meaning' is not getting delivered!
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Vijay Pathak
2 days 1 hr
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Thanks.
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Reference comments
India
Software Localization
Native in: Bengali
Works in: English to Bengali, Bengali to English, English to Hindi, and 11 more.
It is a Joke!
I do not have exact answer so I have posted the explanation under this category. The meaning of joke is - the sailor who was busy in cleaning (swabbing) the deck finally cleaned himself! এত মন দিয়ে ডেকের নোংরা পরিষ্কার করছিল যে শেষে সে নিজেই পরিষ্কার হয়ে গেছে। সমুদ্রের জলে পড়ে গেছে। kind of a thing!
I hope this explanation would help you to reach to a suitable exact translation!
Thanks
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Vijay Pathak
: With Abu
23 hrs
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When you agree or disagree do provide an explanation so that it does not look fishy!!!
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