wieszać na kimś psy
English translation: to give a dog a bad name and hang him
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| 4 +2 | give a dog a bad name and hang him |
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| 5 | Wrong pair |
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| 4 +1 | to bad-mouth someone |
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| 4 | pull somebody to pieces / brand somebody with infamy |
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| 4 | to defame someone |
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| 4 | detraction |
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| 4 | vilify sb |
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| 4 | talk trash about someone / hate on someone |
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| 4 | pull/tear sb to pieces |
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| 4 | to bitch about someone/something |
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| 3 | to slander |
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to slander Explanation: w ostateczności może być tak |
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pull somebody to pieces / brand somebody with infamy Explanation: B. |
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7 mins confidence:
to defame someone Explanation: J. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-17 13:14:14 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- to speak ill/evil of someone to do a hatchet job on someone = vicious or damaging attack Z tej samej serii jest ulubione slowo na Forach - \"mudslinging\", ale slowniki nie podaja takiego bezokolicznika, choc w Google sa przyklady bycia \"mudslinged\" |
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Wrong pair Explanation: Language pair changed |
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12 mins confidence:
detraction Explanation: detraction = a malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander [Webster's] 'wieszać psy' to obmawiać, przypisując wszelkie możliwe wady, zarówno prawdziwe, jak i fałszywe |
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15 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to bad-mouth someone Explanation: bardziej potocznie |
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39 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2give a dog a bad name and hang him Explanation: jesli chcemy zostac przy przyslowiach. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: "Give a dog a bad name and hang him" If you want to do anyone a wrong, throw dirt on him or rail against him. http://www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/36... |
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