belfer

English translation: teach/prof

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Polish term or phrase:belfer
English translation:teach/prof
Entered by: Icing (X)

12:47 Nov 22, 2002
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: belfer
wszystkie słowniki podają "teacher" a mi potrzebne jest jakieś ogólnie przyjęte ironiczne określenie na nauczyciela. No właśnie odpowiednik polskiego belfra.
nikita11
Local time: 06:39
teach/prof
Explanation:
or push-over, bad-news

TEACHERS
teach - teacher (slang): Hi, teach! (
prof - teacher, professor: We’ve got a new chemistry prof this year.
bad news - a tough, demanding teacher: Miss Cranshaw is really bad news.
push-over - an extremely easy or naive teacher, easy to deceive.
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Icing (X)
United States
Local time: 00:39
Grading comment
Thanks a lot :)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1teach/prof
Icing (X)
4prof
dorgut
3beak
Katarzyna Chmiel
3tweet
Piotr Kurek


  

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beak


Explanation:
= a schoolmaster


Katarzyna Chmiel
Poland
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Polish
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prof


Explanation:
potoczne i nieformalne

dorgut
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teach/prof


Explanation:
or push-over, bad-news

TEACHERS
teach - teacher (slang): Hi, teach! (
prof - teacher, professor: We’ve got a new chemistry prof this year.
bad news - a tough, demanding teacher: Miss Cranshaw is really bad news.
push-over - an extremely easy or naive teacher, easy to deceive.


    Reference: http://www.woe.edu.pl/1998/4_98/slang.html
Icing (X)
United States
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in pair: 783
Grading comment
Thanks a lot :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KORNELIA ZWIÓR-HOŁENKO: helpful site, too!
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Help yourself (-:
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tweet


Explanation:
jeszcze jedna propozycja
pwk

Piotr Kurek
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