Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
wieszac na kims psy
English translation:
to give a dog a bad name and hang him
Added to glossary by
Eva Hussain
May 17, 2002 12:57
22 yrs ago
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Polish term
Australia
Accurate and reliable service.
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
wieszać na kimś psy
Polish to English
Other
Popularne przysłowie (dalej ta sprawa rozwodowa)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | give a dog a bad name and hang him |
Kasia Trzcińska-Draper (X)
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| 5 | Wrong pair |
Jerzy Czopik
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| 4 +1 | to bad-mouth someone |
czajnik
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| 4 | pull somebody to pieces / brand somebody with infamy |
bartek
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| 4 | to defame someone |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
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| 4 | detraction |
leff
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| 4 | vilify sb |
pidzej
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| 4 | talk trash about someone / hate on someone |
Hanna Burdon
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| 4 | pull/tear sb to pieces |
Piotr Kurek
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| 4 | to bitch about someone/something |
Miroslaw Owinski (X)
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| 3 | to slander |
Michał Szewczyk
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Proposed translations
+2
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give a dog a bad name and hang him
jesli chcemy zostac przy przyslowiach.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:
"Give a dog a bad name and hang him" If you want to do anyone a wrong, throw dirt on him or rail against him.
http://www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/36...
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:
"Give a dog a bad name and hang him" If you want to do anyone a wrong, throw dirt on him or rail against him.
http://www.bootlegbooks.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/36...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dzieki!
Eva"
4 mins
Michał Szewczyk
Native in Polish
QUALITY AND VALUE
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish, Polish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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137
to slander
w ostateczności może być tak
7 mins
pull somebody to pieces / brand somebody with infamy
B.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
: to pierwsze = to criticize sharply
4 mins
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Po namyśle - to pierwsze - zgadza się. Jedyna korzyść z tego, że Eva ma już gotowe "rozerwać na strzępy"
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7 mins
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Jacek Krankowski (X)
Working daily with international lawyers
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Italian to Polish
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Related KudoZ points
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1633
to defame someone
J.
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Note added at 2002-05-17 13:14:14 (GMT)
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to speak ill/evil of someone
to do a hatchet job on someone = vicious or damaging attack
Z tej samej serii jest ulubione slowo na Forach - \"mudslinging\", ale slowniki nie podaja takiego bezokolicznika, choc w Google sa przyklady bycia \"mudslinged\"
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Note added at 2002-05-17 13:14:14 (GMT)
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to speak ill/evil of someone
to do a hatchet job on someone = vicious or damaging attack
Z tej samej serii jest ulubione slowo na Forach - \"mudslinging\", ale slowniki nie podaja takiego bezokolicznika, choc w Google sa przyklady bycia \"mudslinged\"
11 mins
Jerzy Czopik
Germany
Germany
Native in Polish
Germany
CAT's at their best!
Native in: Polish , German
Works in: Polish to German, German to Polish, English to Polish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
Wrong pair
Language pair changed
12 mins
detraction
detraction = a malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander
[Webster's]
'wieszać psy' to obmawiać, przypisując wszelkie możliwe wady, zarówno prawdziwe, jak i fałszywe
[Webster's]
'wieszać psy' to obmawiać, przypisując wszelkie możliwe wady, zarówno prawdziwe, jak i fałszywe
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
: Tu tez problem z bezokolicznikiem
6 mins
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bo to rzeczownik :-)
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+1
15 mins
to bad-mouth someone
bardziej potocznie
40 mins
vilify sb
dogs got lost somewhere, though
43 mins
talk trash about someone / hate on someone
Ale i tak w tym kontekście najbardziej podoba mi się "to bad-mouth someone". Potoczne, ale nie za bardzo slangowe.
1 hr
Piotr Kurek
Absolutely professional services
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1240
pull/tear sb to pieces
Może tak?
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Note added at 2002-05-18 10:58:46 (GMT)
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Może: flag sb off
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Note added at 2002-05-18 10:58:46 (GMT)
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Może: flag sb off
3 hrs
Miroslaw Owinski (X)
Miroslaw Owinski (X)
Diligent and fast...
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
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Related KudoZ points
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26
to bitch about someone/something
to bitch about someone/something
Peer comment(s):
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Hanna Burdon
: Ale to znaczy raczej "narzekac", nie?
1 hr
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Zgoda, ale bitch to również "suka"; jaki¶ zwi±zek jest... Dziekuje.
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Barbara Szelest-VanDussen
: complain
10 hrs
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j.w. Dziękuję.
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