boller

English translation: crooks

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Danish term or phrase:boller
English translation:crooks
Entered by: Karen Goulding

16:16 May 17, 2004
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: boller
Synopsis of gangster film:
En respekt- og æresfikseret møghund i kørestol, der gennem sine sønner, holder undergrundens boller i bagvendt benlås.
Karen Goulding
Local time: 01:21
crooks
Explanation:
In the American gangster movies, I've translated into Danish, "crook" is always used.
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Kate Persson
Denmark
Local time: 02:21
Grading comment
Thanks - this worked best in the context.
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Summary of answers provided
5crooks
Kate Persson
4hoodlums/hooligans (se explanation)
Jørgen Madsen


  

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hoodlums/hooligans (se explanation)


Explanation:
This may be a spelling error for "bøller", although there are other slashed Os in the sentence.
If not, "boller" is slang for testes: "balls", but I can't really image how you can put a leg lock on someone's balls ;-).

Jørgen Madsen
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mads Grøftehauge: I'll demonstrate the testicular leg lock in Odense when we discuss bad payers...
15 hrs
  -> Great idea! Maybe that's what it takes :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
crooks


Explanation:
In the American gangster movies, I've translated into Danish, "crook" is always used.

Kate Persson
Denmark
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks - this worked best in the context.
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