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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

babusowy baobab babi

English translation:

bulgingly buttocked behemoth

Added to glossary by Caryl Swift
Jul 18, 2006 11:54
17 yrs ago
Polish term

babusowy baobab babi

Polish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Gombrowicz żartobliwie o pond stukilowych paniach, obrosłych tłuszczem i paradujących na plażach w bikini.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 There are several suggestions below
3 female bamboo baobab
2 bamboo bitch baobab

Discussion

Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
Ok, I've changed the glossary entry! :-)
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
babusowy baobab babi = bulgingly buttocked behemoth
Liczba pojedyncza
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
Dziękuję wszystkim a Caryl w szczególności za ostatnią wersję.
Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
Have you tried saying my last suggestion out loud?As for the word used instead of 'woman', check this out. http://tinyurl.com/moab2
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
Myślę, że ważny jest rytm i powtarzający się w każdym słowie morfem "bab": bab-usowy bao-bab bab-i. Słowo woman odpowiada kobiecie, a nie babie. Baba ma lekko pejoratywne znaczenie, trochę starszej kobiety.
Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
I've added another suggestion to my answer :-)
Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
kind of word game;the application of famous quotations to totally different contexts-& both Witkacy & Gombrowicz made frequent reference to Shakespeare! http://tinyurl.com/e9haj But will try and come up with something else! :-)
Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
Re.my suggestions,'ten-ton Tessies'is the only 1 which is outright derogatory.The first one is no good if you want to keep within period.However,the second gives you a kind of word play (you could also take out the 'than'),whilst the third is a different
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
Nigdzie tego nie znajdziecie poza jednym miejscem w Dzienniku Gombrowicza.
Coś go naszło na tej plaży w Buenos Aires.
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
W tym określeniu jest więcej żatobliwej gry słów i dobrotliwej akceptacji dla dziwów tego świata niż szyderstwa czy drwiny.

Proposed translations

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21 mins
Selected

There are several suggestions below

'not so itsy, not so bitsy, not so teeny, never weeny ladies'
http://tinyurl.com/j6gyr

'ladies with more than bounce to the ounce'
(no reference - it's a poor thing, but mine own)

'ladies whose too, too, solid flesh will never melt'
(with apologies to Shakespeare)

'ten ton Tessies'
http://tinyurl.com/z23c2


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Note added at 29 mins (2006-07-18 12:23:52 GMT)
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BTW, in these contexts, the word 'ladies' carries its own ironic, flavour/subtext - it's almost an oxymoron.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-18 13:03:59 GMT)
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'bulgiferous/bulging bikinied behemoths'
'bulgiferous/bulgingly bazoomed/buttocked and bikinied behemoths'


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-18 13:05:18 GMT)
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Sorry - the second one should say"
'bulgiferousLY'
Peer comment(s):
neutral ironsz : I say, that's a good one :)
1 hr
:-)
agree domin : excellent
1 hr
Thank you! :-)
agree bartek : oh my.... :-))))
1 day 7 hrs
To more or less quote you from another Kudoz: oh my, my, my,you know how much I worked on it!!! Thank you! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "bulgingly buttocked and bikinied behemoths"
19 mins

bamboo bitch baobab

Ja bym na grubo to przetłumaczył (bitch)
trudne do oddania, szczególnie babusowy (chyba, że to literówka).

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-07-18 12:16:24 GMT)
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albo w innej odwrotności: bitch bamboo baobab
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15 mins

female bamboo baobab

:)

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Note added at 33 mins (2006-07-18 12:27:46 GMT)
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bardziej dobrotliwie bądzie w takim razie BABY(-girl) BAMBOO BAOBAB
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