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Polish translation: przestępca


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English term or phrase:plumber
Polish translation:przestępca
Entered by: tomasz.ch
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11:32 May 14, 2008
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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / wyrażenie
English term or phrase: plumber
Chodzi o to, że przy królewskim stole był lord, który próbował potraw, czy nie są zatrute.
I teraz:
Why they did not use a dog or a plumber seems strange; but all the ways of royalty are strange.
maruna
Local time: 19:06
przestępca
Explanation:
proponuje takie uogolnienie tego archaizmu odnoszacego sie do oszusta:
"One who ascertains the capacity of your purse, soaks you with a piece of lead and gets away with the money--a process vulgarly known as "a lead-pipe cinch." Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.
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Local time: 19:06
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
przestępca


Explanation:
proponuje takie uogolnienie tego archaizmu odnoszacego sie do oszusta:
"One who ascertains the capacity of your purse, soaks you with a piece of lead and gets away with the money--a process vulgarly known as "a lead-pipe cinch." Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.

tomasz.ch
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Local time: 19:06
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agree  Jerzy Matwiejczuk: Obwieś typu "gazrurka":)
37 mins
  -> hehe wlasnie tak
disagree  Urszula Overstreet: hydraulik jest tutaj przykładem kogoś od brudnej roboty, ale przęstepca to przesada; zostawiłabym hydraulik, a gazrurka Jerzego też mi się podoba;
1 hr
neutral  clairee: a jak już "plumber" to "przestępca" wydaje się brzmieć zbyt "szlachetnie"? ;-) gazrurka brzmi wdechowo ;-) może jeszcze złodziejaszek?
3 hrs
agree  leff: a może po prostu rzezimieszek? Przecie oryginalnie to człowiek odcinający komuś sakiewkę
8 hrs
agree  Olga Karp: za leff: rzezimieszek
18 hrs
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Changes made by editors
May 28, 2008 - Changes made by tomasz.ch:
Edited KOG entrytomasz.ch's old entry - "plumber" => "przestępca"
May 28, 2008 - Changes made by tomasz.ch:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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