Mercedes bends

Polish translation: oszalała / ma bzika na punkcie mesia

14:12 Feb 13, 2007
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English term or phrase: Mercedes bends
"She's got Mercedes bends"
z piosenki The Eagles "Hotel California
strunka
Local time: 22:25
Polish translation:oszalała / ma bzika na punkcie mesia
Explanation:
co poeta miał na mysli....

round GB or around US the bend infml niespełna rozumu; to go (a)round the bend tracić rozum; to drive sb (a)round the bend doprowadzać kogoś do szału

http://niniane.org/hotel_california.html
> Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

Tiffany's for expensive jewelry, Mercedes for expensive car. Both status symbols. People's perspectives get distorted by these things, which explains the words "twisted" and "bends". I like the wordplay here.

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Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 22:25
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3 +3oszalała / ma bzika na punkcie mesia
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
3mercedes benz
Paulina Liedtke


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oszalała / ma bzika na punkcie mesia


Explanation:
co poeta miał na mysli....

round GB or around US the bend infml niespełna rozumu; to go (a)round the bend tracić rozum; to drive sb (a)round the bend doprowadzać kogoś do szału

http://niniane.org/hotel_california.html
> Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends

Tiffany's for expensive jewelry, Mercedes for expensive car. Both status symbols. People's perspectives get distorted by these things, which explains the words "twisted" and "bends". I like the wordplay here.

HTH

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 27
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agree  SlawekW: imho tam jest Benz, "she's got A mercedes benz"///bedzie ciezko dojsc, sam nie wiem http://tinyurl.com/2jcc8j///przekonalem sie do tej opcji:)
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  -> ja też tak zawsze słyszałem, ale link tabora (i inne - q.v.) twierdzą inaczej... również, gdyby po prostu miała mercedesa to byłby rodzajnik 'a'; tutaj jest 'the' - zawsze można na mono zapytać zresztą :)

agree  PAS: pokręciło ją, po prostu. Slawek W - tam jest "she's got THE Mercedes Bends" bank.
22 mins
  -> pokręciło jest super! dzięki!

agree  Joanna Borowska
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mercedes bends
mercedes benz


Explanation:
strzelam, ze to po prostu omylka ze strony The Eagles

Paulina Liedtke
Poland
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  PAS: Nie, Paulina. To nie omyłka. Przeczytaj o "bends" - objawach zbyt szybkiego wynurzenia się spod wody. Gra słów jest zamierzona i genialna.
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