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Verpiss dich!

English translation: Piss off!

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German term or phrase:Verpiss dich!
English translation:Piss off!
Entered by: Robin Ward

10:02 Jan 13, 2003
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: Verpiss dich!
"Verpiss dich!" is very vulgar for "go away". Literally: the verb "pissen" means "to urinate" (vulgar).
"Urinate yourself away".
Dr. Martina Homma
Piss off!
Explanation:
As simple as that.
Selected response from:

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 10:49
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +27Piss off!
Robin Ward
5 +4F*** off! / Beat it! / Get lost! / Hit the road!
Steffen Walter
5Buzz off
Anca Nitu


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
F*** off! / Beat it! / Get lost! / Hit the road!


Explanation:
Various options to choose from... I guess you know what the F word stands for.

HTH
Steffen :-)

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Note added at 2003-01-13 10:07:46 (GMT)
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Oh, I forgot the literal \"Piss off!\".

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 12418

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  wrtransco: fuck off! - yes! Excuse my French - ist auf Deutsh auch nicht "besser" - also sind **** nicht notwendig. :-)
5 mins
  -> Wo Du recht hast, hast Du recht ;-)
agree  Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Aicher MBA: I would prefer "Get lost" for humanitarian reasons, because it is less strong.
17 mins
  -> ...which would of course depend on the specific situation where it is to be used.
agree  Ellen Zittinger
15 hrs
  -> Thanks again :-)
agree  Gillian Scheibelein: or as the Scots would say, get on your bike and ride, Jimmy
3 days 1 min
  -> Hm... nice variation on the theme :-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +27
Piss off!


Explanation:
As simple as that.

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 416
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jkjones
0 min
agree  Alan Johnson
2 mins
agree  Edith Kelly
2 mins
agree  Joanne Parker
4 mins
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
6 mins
agree  Sara Noss
11 mins
agree  gvetek
13 mins
agree  jerrie: Absolutely...and not so harsh!
39 mins
agree  Nicole Tata
45 mins
agree  Doris Marka
1 hr
  -> Thanks for putting up the double-figure "agree" count; all that's left is the points!
agree  hirselina
1 hr
agree  Raluca Ion (X)
2 hrs
agree  Bob Kerns (X)
2 hrs
  -> Jeez, 13 agrees to one of my suggestions is a new world record! Hope it'll translate into a couple of points!
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: yup
3 hrs
agree  Reinhold
3 hrs
  -> Oh no, 15 now and seemingly no sign of stopping!
agree  Andrea Nemeth-Newhauser
3 hrs
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
4 hrs
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
5 hrs
agree  NormaJean
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Marilyn!
agree  Elvira Stoianov
5 hrs
  -> Thanks for putting up the 20 agrees! (But please don't forget the company policy and awareness!)
agree  allemande
10 hrs
agree  OlafK
15 hrs
agree  Premier Focus
1 day 10 hrs
agree  Giusi Pasi
1 day 11 hrs
  -> after 24 agrees, I wonder whether and when this thing will ever be graded .......
agree  Stefano77
2 days 6 hrs
agree  Gillian Scheibelein: succinct
3 days 0 min
  -> After 26 agrees, I'm beginning to wonder whether the asker's completely forgotten about this ........
agree  Steffen Walter: Weren't you about writing a manifesto entitled "Confessions of a Point Grabber" ;-??
8 days
  -> No, in reality I'm just trying to beat the all-time world record for "agrees"!!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Buzz off


Explanation:
How about it?

Anca Nitu
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 116
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