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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Body

Pała

Lit. “a (big) baton/truncheon” (augmentative) has multiple secondary meanings in Polish. Therefore, this post will be a little bit longer than my dear readers are used to. There will be a set of examples for each of the meanings.

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Posted on 19 September 20237 September 2023Categories Body, Everyday life, SexLeave a comment on Pała

Suchoklates

Meaning:

Something like “drychestates”, the suffix “ates” added to make the word sound as a Greek name (Socrates) or an animal species in Latin. Not sure which one but it makes it more stylish and comical.

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Posted on 14 August 20236 August 2023Categories Body, Everyday life, SportsLeave a comment on Suchoklates

Kocie łby

Meaning:

Lit. “cat heads”, usually in plural. This is how Poles refer to cobblestones, especially the round ones shaped by river water.

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Posted on 8 August 20236 August 2023Categories Animals, Body, DrivingLeave a comment on Kocie łby

Cztery litery

Meaning:

Lit. “the four letters”, which in Polish always stands for “dupa” – “the ass”. So the expression is an euphemism employed in order not to use the vulgar word. In a similar fashion “the f-word” is in English.

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Posted on 2 August 202320 July 2023Categories Body, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Cztery litery

Trzymać język za zębami

Meaning:

Lit. “to hold one’s tongue behind the teeth” – to keep a secret, to keep one’s lips sealed. Used especially when there is a secret indeed. But can also mean a general quality of a laconic and/or distrustful person.

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Posted on 13 July 20235 July 2023Categories Body, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Trzymać język za zębami

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