Poorboy
German translation: A deli sandwich
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|  Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 01:22 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | A deli sandwich |
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| 4 | Poorboy |
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| 2 | Armer Junge, Armer Kerl |
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12 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1A deli sandwich Explanation: In the US south there are large sandwiches called Poorboys. They represent a large meal for relatively little money. I don't know the TV series, so it's hard to say if the name is related to eating a lot and not having much money. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-10-18 15:56:52 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Deutsch\" = Baguette |
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4 hrs confidence:
Armer Junge, Armer Kerl Explanation: baguette würde man nicht zu einer Person sagen |
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5 hrs confidence:
Poorboy Explanation: Armer Kerl, armer Teufel is the right translation, but you can't use it as a name. Germans generally understand simple English names like this, and it sounds good. |
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