Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
adidas
English translation:
the monster, the package, ninja, gumbo, the monkey, the cat flu, the 8s
Added to glossary by
Lota
Oct 16, 2008 05:35
15 yrs ago
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Polish term
adidas
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Następne slangowe wyrażenie. Policja rewiduje dom narkomanów i jeden policjant mówi do drugiego w trakcie przeszukiwania jednego narkomana: Ostrożnie, na pewno mają adidasa...
Cóż to może znaczyć?
Dziękuję.
Cóż to może znaczyć?
Dziękuję.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | the monster, the package, ninja, gumbo, the monkey, the cat flu, the 8s |
Jussi Rosti
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| 3 +1 | HIV positive |
Beata Claridge
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Proposed translations
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36 mins
Jussi Rosti
Finland
Finland
Finland
TR+REV: Finance / Business / GDPR / AI
Native in: Finnish 
Works in: English to Finnish, Polish to Finnish
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the monster, the package, ninja, gumbo, the monkey, the cat flu, the 8s
These are all slang terms for HIV.
In this context, I'd use "the package".
In this context, I'd use "the package".
Example sentence:
http://www.google.fi/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcareacttarget.org%2Flibrary%2Frwca2006%2FCoordination%2520and%2520Linkages%2F40.3%2520Programs%2520that%2520Work%2520-%2520Best%2520Practices%2520in%2520HIV%2520Care%2520for%2520Homeles
Peer comment(s):
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Gosia Kornijów
: agree with "the package"
2 hrs
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Dziękuję :)
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| agree |
Radek Roliński
: I like 'the 8s' but it doesn't seem to be used widely, so "package"
9 hrs
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Dziękuję :)
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| neutral |
Beata Claridge
: Can you please try to attach the reference again as your link does not seem to work. I am really interested to see where the above come from. Cheers :)
14 hrs
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http://tinyurl.com/5lnsr5
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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1 min
Beata Claridge
Native in Polish
Polish-English Certified Translator
Native in: Polish (Variants: Old Polish, Silesian (śląski), Standard-Poland) 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
Related KudoZ points
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12
HIV positive
Niestety w angielskim nie ma chyba tak derogatywnego okreslenia na AIDS
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-10-16 06:25:21 GMT)
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/3695c820b202bf...
okazuje sie, ze cala masa istnieje i funkcjonuje rowniez w jezykach afrykanskich
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-10-16 06:25:21 GMT)
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/3695c820b202bf...
okazuje sie, ze cala masa istnieje i funkcjonuje rowniez w jezykach afrykanskich
Peer comment(s):
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K S (X)
: zdecydowanie zgadam się
9 hrs
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Dziękuję bardzo
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