Mar 30, 2007 14:46
17 yrs ago
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English term
schmuck
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Slang
it is a conversation among prisoners
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Change log
Mar 30, 2007 15:33: Fabio Descalzi changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Slang"
Proposed translations
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infeliz, idiota, etc.
En realidad viene del idish
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6 mins
pelmazo
You'll get many options here, I bet.
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Mercedes L.
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Your freelance partner
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
imbécil
my sugg.
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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48
gilipollas/pendejo/imbecil
highly insulting yidish word
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
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gracias candida!
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Fabio Descalzi
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gracias Fabio!
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Richard Levy (X)
: I agree with Lydia, since schmuck refers to the male genitalia.
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thanks Richard, oy!
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Swatchka
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gracias Swatchka!
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Ginnett Zabala
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thanks Ginnett!
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Henry Hinds
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gracias Henry!
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kironne
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thank you kironne!
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Cor Stephan van Eijden
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and again!
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tonto / tontuelo
GW Bush is a schmuck.
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Note added at 53 mins (2007-03-30 15:39:50 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmuck
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-03-30 15:40:50 GMT)
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The word schmuck has become common in American English meaning a detestable person, or a jerk. The word also means a stupid or idiotic person. In these senses, schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from the Yiddish slang for foreskin, (Yiddish: שמאָק, shmok), where it is an obscene term and an insult. In his famous cultural lexicon, The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten lists the Yiddish schmuck as related to the Slovene word, šmok, meaning "a fool, an innocent, a gullible dolt."
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Note added at 53 mins (2007-03-30 15:39:50 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmuck
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-03-30 15:40:50 GMT)
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The word schmuck has become common in American English meaning a detestable person, or a jerk. The word also means a stupid or idiotic person. In these senses, schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from the Yiddish slang for foreskin, (Yiddish: שמאָק, shmok), where it is an obscene term and an insult. In his famous cultural lexicon, The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten lists the Yiddish schmuck as related to the Slovene word, šmok, meaning "a fool, an innocent, a gullible dolt."
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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20
mequetrefe
¿Será muy suave?
8 hrs
Juliana Brown
Israel
Israel
Native in English
Israel
Translating language, context & nuance
Native in: English , Hebrew
Works in: Spanish to English, Hebrew to English, English to Hebrew, and 3 more.
boludo/huevon
Although schmuck in Yiddish is very insulting, and not used lightly, it's use in the English context has adapted, and is much more everyday. It's a low-level insult, of the sort used constantly among friends, similar to "boludo" in Argentina, or "huevon" in Chile...
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