Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Ordbajsare
English translation:
verbal diarrhoea (sufferer)
Added to glossary by
David Shannon
Jul 5, 2002 09:34
22 yrs ago
Swedish term
Martin Kirsten
Ordbajsare
Non-PRO
Swedish to English
Other
Finns det ett bra engelskt ord ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | verbal diarrhoea (sufferer) |
David Shannon
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| 4 +1 | Bullshiter |
Hanna Valenta
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| 4 +1 | windbag, loudmouth, fatmouth, |
Arthur Borges
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| 4 | diarrhoea of the mouth |
Gunilla Zedigh
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| 4 | filibuster |
Glenn Viklund
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Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Selected
verbal diarrhoea (sufferer)
This is the term you'd use in Brit English
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
56 mins
Gunilla Zedigh
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
25
diarrhoea of the mouth
I realize that this sounds a bit runnier than bajs, but I have heard Americans talk about diarrhoea of the mouth... otherwise... maybe just plain shit might work... depends on the context... as in Are you shitting me? or Everything he says is plain shit.
What ARE you translating??
Hope this helps
Gunilla
What ARE you translating??
Hope this helps
Gunilla
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
David Shannon
: I think you have to be very careful about using the word 'shit' in written English
5 mins
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Yeah :) ... that's why I asked what she was translating... I figure it might not have anything to do with babies, since they can't talk... and if this was supposed to be an insult of some kind...
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1 hr
Glenn Viklund
Albania
Albania
Native in Swedish
Albania
Focus on Economics, Finance and IT
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
450
filibuster
is sometimes used, however not targeting the speach itself, but the person who performs this (lengthy) speach,
Reference:
+1
1 hr
Hanna Valenta
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Masters Degree in Biomedicine
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
26
Bullshiter
Not a very nice word......
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gunilla Zedigh
: Yeah! I think I like this one best... if context allows
2 mins
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| neutral |
wikarle (X)
: would use that word about a person who's pretending to know something about a topic that he/she really hasn't a clue about
1 hr
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+1
1 day 3 hrs
Arthur Borges
China
China
China
Non-ethnocentric, Concise & Punctual
Works in: English, Swedish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
83
windbag, loudmouth, fatmouth,
"bullshitter" may be the best equivalent but to me, a bullshitter is first and foremost someone who makes promises he doesn't keep and claims knowledge he doesn't have. By implication he talks a great deal. Depending on the context, bullshitter may be offensive.
Thus my alternatives which primarily emphasize quantity, at the expense of being less, uh, earthy.
Thus my alternatives which primarily emphasize quantity, at the expense of being less, uh, earthy.
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