Holzkopf

Polish translation: dureń

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German term or phrase:Holzkopf
Polish translation:dureń
Entered by: Mirosław Wagner

10:04 Sep 12, 2009
German to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / rozmowy ze zwykłedo życia
German term or phrase: Holzkopf
Starsza pani tak nazywa swojego eks-męża:

"wir sind so ein schönes Paar gewesen, dein Vater und ich. Und wie verliebt wir waren... 33 Jahre lang, dann bricht er mir das Herz, der Holzkopf."

"daran ist er selber Schuld... dieser Holzkopf."
remir
Local time: 01:56
dureń
Explanation:
bardziej dosłownie "zakuty łeb"
równie dobrze też "matoł", "baran", "osioł"
ale ja dałbym "durnia"
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Mirosław Wagner
Germany
Local time: 01:56
Grading comment
faktycznie "zakuty" jest bardziej obrazowe, ale "dureń" jest OK
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4 +2dureń
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dureń


Explanation:
bardziej dosłownie "zakuty łeb"
równie dobrze też "matoł", "baran", "osioł"
ale ja dałbym "durnia"

Mirosław Wagner
Germany
Local time: 01:56
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Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
faktycznie "zakuty" jest bardziej obrazowe, ale "dureń" jest OK

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tamod: zauty łeb
8 hrs

agree  manna96: Zakuty łeb brzmi świetnie w tym kontekście
1 day 10 hrs
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