\"plumber\'s butt of America\" - самый дрянной городишко в Америке ( translation glossary) Journalism,

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English term or phrase:	"plumber's butt of America"
Russian translation:	самый дрянной городишко в Америке
Entered by:	sokolniki

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5:13pm Jun 27, 2005

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English term or phrase: "plumber's butt of America"

Nancy Donnellan has IDd the city of Portland, Oregon, "the blumber's butt of America".

И как это она назвала Портланд? И, может быть, кто-нибудь знает, почему?

Cathy Bakushewa

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самый дрянной городишко в Америке

Explanation:
There is no direct equivalent in Russian, that's for sure.

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For Andrey: it has nothing to do with the climate but rather with the plumber\'s body and specific body part exposed as he has to bend down or bend on his knees..

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sokolniki
United States

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Спасибо за подсказку, я думаю, это удачный вариант.
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ниже

Robert Donahue

4 +2

самый дрянной городишко в Америке

sokolniki

клоака

Andrew Vdovin

самый "стриптизный" город в Америке

olganet

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peer agreement (net): +5

ниже

Explanation:
Я не знаю почему она так назвал Портланд. Но честно она неправильно использовала такое (очень грубое) выражение. Кажется Портланд произвел на нее плохое впечатление.

пример
http://www.blogdriverswaltz.com/albums/house/DCP_0710.sized....

Robert Donahue
United States
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

plumber's butt of America самый дрянной городишко в Америке

Explanation:
There is no direct equivalent in Russian, that's for sure.

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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2005-06-27 18:47:04 GMT)
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For Andrey: it has nothing to do with the climate but rather with the plumber\'s body and specific body part exposed as he has to bend down or bend on his knees..

sokolniki
United States
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Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Спасибо за подсказку, я думаю, это удачный вариант.

2 hrs confidence:

самый "стриптизный" город в Америке

Explanation:

however it is true (atleast thats what I heard). But this state has the most strip bars per capita in the US.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_St...

COVER YOURSELF!
Court of Appeals Kicks Hole in Free-Speech Laws
by Phil Busse

The Portland Mercury
It's not a statistic that the Chamber of Commerce likes to announce--allegedly Portland has the highest number of strip joints per capita in North America. But it is a factoid that even the most prudish can take pride in: the prevalence of strip clubs is due to an extremely liberal free-speech clause in the Oregon Constitution and a series of legal cases upholding a stripper's right to bear all.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:8CadLHwx0YsJ:portlandmerc...

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and this is a definition from the Slang dictionary of \"plumber\'s butt\"
plumber\'s crack: The term used to describe someone\'s ass-crack showing above his pants,
usually when bending down. Called plumber\'s crack due to the high amount of overweight plumbers in Australia who cannot get shorts to fit them.
Example: Hehe, get a look at his plumber\'s crack. His stubbies are wayyy too small.
(Stubbies are an Australian brand of shorts.)
http://english.exue.com.cn/tools/slang/P.htm

olganet
United States
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

7 hrs confidence:

клоака

Explanation:
"Клоака" Америки.
Термин «клоака» нередко употребляется в подобных случаях.

Не город, а клоака, загнивающая дыра, все плохо, перспективы никакой и так далее...
Знаете, весь этот периодически раздающийся то тут, ...
www.pechora-portal.ru/pechvrem2005_II_18b.htm

Деревня это прекрасно, ничто не заменит свежий воздух по утрам, прогулки босиком,
природу и все в этом духе, но кто сказал, что город - клоака разврата, ...
talks.mark-itt.ru/forummessage/29/49050.html

... dim: А я тут причем? Usatiy Her Город, Страна: Клоака Америки,
Залито 04:20 (GMT+2) Вт, 01 июля 2003 г. ...
zbook.ru/book.cgi?dim-guestbook-p134

Andrew Vdovin
Russian Federation
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Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

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English: "plumber's butt of America"

Russian translation: самый дрянной городишко в Америке