Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

puşlama

English translation:

loafer/layabout/good-for-nothing/scapegrace

Added to glossary by Dan Dascalescu
Feb 2, 2015 10:24
9 yrs ago
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Romanian term

puşlama

Romanian to English Other Slang
"Tu nu vezi cât de logică şi de tristă e lumea fără tine, băi, puşlama, băi, viezure, băi, bursuc otrăvit care mă umpli de dor şi mă faci să urlu după tine, vino, că-ţi rup picioarele, vino să te scuip şi să te îmbrăţişez,..."
-- http://www.formula-as.ro/2012/1049/asul-de-inima-45/cel-bun-...

http://dexonline.ro/definitie/pușlama si Google Translate ofera sensuri destul de distincte pentru cuvant, de la "canalie" si "secatura" la "poznas".

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scapegrace/loafer/good-for-nothing

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Cateva variante oferite de dictionar :)

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Cred insa ca sensul lui "puslama" din acest context se indeparteaza de sensul ogferite de DEX - PUȘLAMÁ, pușlamale, s. f. Om lipsit de caracter, prost crescut, care nu este capabil de nimic bun; lichea, secătură; om care trăiește din expediente, neavând o ocupație serioasă, stabilă; derbedeu, haimana. – Et. nec. - si se apropie mai degraba de sensul lui "ștrengarȚ - si deci, mai degraba, de sensul lui "brat.

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sorry pentru typos:)
Peer comment(s):

agree Monica S. : Sunt de acord cu Claudia, "brat" a fost primul la care m-am gandit si eu.
19 mins
agree meirs : rascal, scoundrel - infinite list
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agree Octavia Veresteanu
5 hrs
agree Ana Ureche-Johnson
1 day 6 hrs
agree RODICA CIOBANU
1 day 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: ""loafer" sounds pretty close. Thanks!"
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scallywag/picaroon

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layabout

This is a colloquial register and is commonly used here in UK, i.e. would be easily understood by all.

"Layabout
n.
A lazy or idle person; a loafer."
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/layabout

"Layabout"
noun, Chiefly British
1. a lazy or idle person; loafer."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/layabout?s=t
Example sentence:

"Rothwell always was going to be a lout, a good-for-nothing LAYABOUT that took what he had not worked for, from people who put in a hard day's work and struggled just to get by."

"Question: My colleague is a lazy LAYABOUT and this is affecting office morale. Is there a way to resolve this?2

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