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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

OIOM

Meaning:

This acronym stands for: Oddział Intensywnej Opieki Medycznej – which is a part of a hospital where patients with a direct threat to their life/in a critical state are treated. An intensive care unit.

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Posted on 26 March 202312 March 2023Categories Everyday lifeLeave a comment on OIOM

Ofiara losu

Meaning:

Lit. “a victim of fate”. This is how unsuccessful, inept and clumsy people are called. A person who is unable to manage his/her own life, who takes wrong decisions all the time deserves this epithet.

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Posted on 21 March 202312 March 2023Categories Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Ofiara losu

Pokazać gdzie raki zimują

Meaning:

Lit. “to show where crayfish overwinter”. Which is a clear, however, a bit comical, threat. It has been used in Poland over generations and now sounds slightly antiquated but still understandable.

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Posted on 16 March 20231 March 2023Categories Animals, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Pokazać gdzie raki zimują

Napalony/a

Meaning:

Lit. “lit on/up”. The adjective is mostly used to describe a horny person, someone who can’t wait to get laid as soon as possible.

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Posted on 9 March 20231 March 2023Categories SexLeave a comment on Napalony/a

Ciemnogród

Meaning:

Lit. “a darkville”. Used to ridicule provincial towns and villages for their backwardness and stress your own progressiveness. Especially if they oppose you in a matter you consider vital for a progress of some kind.

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Posted on 1 March 20235 March 2023Categories Everyday life, PoliticsLeave a comment on Ciemnogród

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