Mar 20, 2002 12:14
22 yrs ago
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German term
Patricia
Zicke
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
Slang
it's a german abusive name something like a bitchy sourpuss I do not mean she-goat
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
May 22, 2009 19:57: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Slang"
Proposed translations
+4
2 mins
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
&
English
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
Selected
yes, bitchy sourpuss just about sums it up!!!
i.e. they nag away about peoples' shortcomings behind their backs.
HTH
Alison
HTH
Alison
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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cow
commonly used in Ireland :-)
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Note added at 2002-03-20 12:18:06 (GMT)
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or \"bitch\"
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Note added at 2002-03-20 12:18:06 (GMT)
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or \"bitch\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Caro Maucher
: I think it's bitch... since what a Zicke does is bitching.
6 mins
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| agree |
Nadders
7 mins
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| agree |
Ingrid Grzeszik
: also used in "Right said Fred" 's song "You're my mate"
33 mins
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| agree |
Kathi Stock
1 hr
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| agree |
Andrea Buttgen
: I would use "cow" - "bitch" may be a bit too strong
1 hr
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+1
3 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
stupid cow
Ziege /'/ die; Ziege, Ziegen a) goat;
b) (Schimpfwort: Frau) dumme od. blöde Ziege: stupid cow (sl. derog.); eingebildete Ziege: stuck-up female (derog.)
(c) 1999 Dudenverlag
b) (Schimpfwort: Frau) dumme od. blöde Ziege: stupid cow (sl. derog.); eingebildete Ziege: stuck-up female (derog.)
(c) 1999 Dudenverlag
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
57 mins
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+1
1 hr
1 hr
brute (X)
brute (X)
SOLID NATIVE SPEAKER TRANSLATIONS!
Works in: English to German, German to English
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A pout / tease / pain in the neck / bitch!
Progressive phenominal gradations!
2 hrs
silly cow
I think bitch would be too strong.
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