łoś

English translation: Sucker

08:50 Feb 20, 2019
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / slang
Polish term or phrase: łoś
w znaczeniu naiwniak, ofiara "oni szukają łosiów, którzy się na to złapią"
a kontekst jest taki, że jest to cytat w opinii prawnej
Mag_Da
Poland
Local time: 21:47
English translation:Sucker
Explanation:
Propozycja.

Zasadniczo jest w czym wybierać, bo równie dobrze by się nadało np. "chump", "schmuck", "dolt" czy nawet "fool", ale wydaje mi się, że "sucker" powinno pasować najlepiej.
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Maciej Bogucki
Poland
Local time: 21:47
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dzięki!
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3 +3Sucker
Maciej Bogucki
3loser
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Sucker


Explanation:
Propozycja.

Zasadniczo jest w czym wybierać, bo równie dobrze by się nadało np. "chump", "schmuck", "dolt" czy nawet "fool", ale wydaje mi się, że "sucker" powinno pasować najlepiej.

Maciej Bogucki
Poland
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
dzięki!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
1 hr

agree  tabor
3 hrs

agree  Jerry Dean: sucker & chump seems the best to me
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loser


Explanation:
dobry synonim, a Maciej o tym nie wspomniał ...

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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 48
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