sweat pea
Polish translation: It's derogative use of the words in their usual meaning
| 22:21 Feb 27, 2000 |
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| na | It's derogative use of the words in their usual meaning |
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| na | mimoza |
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| na | mięczak |
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| na | kwiatuszek OR kwiatek |
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It's derogative use of the words in their usual meaning Explanation: The white person in the black's view is soft and vulnerable, as a green pea. You can smash it wiyh one finger. I suppose, in Polish it's better to use it with some diminutival (and every next time he can rise level of diminutiveness - sometimes it looks quite offensive) |
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mimoza Explanation: In Polish this term is used to persons which take offence very easilly, to which you can't tell any stronger word. |
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mięczak Explanation: Maybe a Polish word "mięczak" (zool. mollusc) would be good as in colloquial Polish it applies to a soft and clumsy person (man) also in the pejorative meaning of a mannish person (not a 100% man). Often used to describe boys, who do not stick together with their pals and are more bookworms than sportsmen. |
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kwiatuszek OR kwiatek Explanation: It is quite offensive to say that to a man. I don't want to be too obvious, but there is a slip of a finger there: it should be "sweet", |
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