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English translation: пълна измислица

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Bulgarian term or phrase:	bunch of bull
English translation:	пълна измислица
Entered by:	Pavel Tsvetkov

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13:18 Oct 18, 2009

Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
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Bulgarian term or phrase: bunch of bull

... wants to tell the world that a good God who rules the world and answers prayer is “a bunch of bull.

Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva KudoZ activity Questions: 631 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (44 closed without grading) Answers: 750 Canada
Local time: 23:47

пълна измислица/измишльотина // бабини деветини // глупости на търкалета

Explanation:
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Въпросът всъщност опира до типа и настроението на контекста извън кратката част от изречение, която посочвате тук. Дали би било по-добре да се отиде към вариант като "плод на нашето въображение" или по-подходящи биха били изрази като "пълна простотия/измислица", "лъжа и измама", "вятър и мъгла".

Иначе "bull" е съкратено от "bullshit" и е силно разговорен и дори обиден израз:

Лингво х3: bullshit [b'ʊlʃɪt] bullshits, bullshitting, bullshitted 1) N-UNCOUNT, also (disapproval) If you say that something is bullshit, you are saying that it is nonsense or completely untrue. [INFORMAL, VERY RUDE]

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Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:47

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пълна измислица
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5 +3

(купища) глупости, врели-некипели

Emilia Delibasheva

4 +1

пълна измислица/измишльотина // бабини деветини // глупости на търкалета

Pavel Tsvetkov

пълен боклук; нищо не струва(щ); въздух под налягане

Christo Metschkaroff

Summary of reference entries provided

Bunch of bull

Viviana_bg

american slang

natasha stoyanova

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(купища) глупости, врели-некипели

Explanation:
"bull" идва от "bullshit"

Reference: http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:AU6gCTyJ4NwJ:www.phrase...

Emilia Delibasheva
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

13 mins confidence:

пълен боклук; нищо не струва(щ); въздух под налягане

Explanation:
;-)

Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

пълна измислица/измишльотина // бабини деветини // глупости на търкалета

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 32

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пълна измислица

Reference comments

21 mins

Reference: Bunch of bull

Reference information:
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Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/591.htm...

Viviana_bg
Bulgaria
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

25 mins

Reference: american slang

Reference information:
In Reply to: Re: "A bunch of bull" posted by R. Berg on July 18, 2003

: : : : : is it an american slang, meaning nonsense?

: : : : Yes. "Bull" is short for "bullshit," which means nonsense, bragging, empty talk, exaggeration, lies--that sort of thing. The Dictionary of American Slang says it originated in student use about 1915 and became widespread after use in the U.S. Navy during World War I.

: : : In my time during my National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, and I suspect still current in the British military, 'bull' was used to describe the meticulous cleaning of personal and communal property that new recuits were forced to adopt, An example would be the Drill Sergeant saying 'get those boots bulled up, airman.'
: : : The word was less commonly used in the given context, above.

: : I rather suspect that "bull" meaning empty or boastful talk was in use long before the American "bullshit". Did "..a bunch of bull.." proceed from bull or bullshit?

: The Dictionary of Amer. Slang says "bull" in that sense probably came from "bullshit." About "a bunch of," I don't know--I'd guess it's just one of several elaborations that a speaker could use, including "a pile of . . . ."

M-W.com dates "bull" meaning nonsense to 1640 and dates "bullshit" meaning nonsense to 1915. Now if The Dictionary of Amer. Slang says "bull" meaning nonsense derives from "bullshit" then whom do we believe?

Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/591.htm...

natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

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Changes made by editors

Oct 20, 2009 - Changes made by Pavel Tsvetkov:
Edited KOG entry	Pavel Tsvetkov's old entry - "bunch of bull" => "пълна измислица/измишльотина // бабини деветини // глупости на търкалета"
Oct 20, 2009 - Changes made by Pavel Tsvetkov:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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