zaczepiać kogoś (negatywnie)

English translation: to corner, to pester, to bug, to bother someone

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Polish term or phrase:zaczepiać kogoś (negatywnie)
English translation:to corner, to pester, to bug, to bother someone
Entered by: dorro

19:29 May 21, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Polish term or phrase: zaczepiać kogoś (negatywnie)
Witam,

Szukam slangowego/ potocznego określenia na 'zaczepiać kogoś', ale w sposób negatywny np. Zaczepili mnie pijacy jak wracałam ze sklepu; ACCOST jest za bardzo formalne; inne znaczenia 'zaczepiać' znam. Bardzo prosze o pomoc

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dorota
dorro
Local time: 02:38
to corner, to pester, to bug, to bother someone
Explanation:
i wiele innych
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geopiet
Grading comment
Hej,
dziękuję bardzo za odp
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2a bunch of drunks began to hassle me
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3to corner, to pester, to bug, to bother someone
geopiet
3buttonhole sb
mike23


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a bunch of drunks began to hassle me


Explanation:
third option option

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 55
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dziękuję bardzo za odp, zawsze jest pan bardzo pomocny :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomasz Poplawski
18 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Tomaszu.

agree  LilianNekipelov
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Lilian.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to corner, to pester, to bug, to bother someone


Explanation:
i wiele innych

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Hej,
dziękuję bardzo za odp
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
buttonhole sb


Explanation:
buttonhole sb

"Man, I dropped by this party last night to say hey to a friend, and my ex was there, and before I could get out she totally buttonholed me in the foyer and starting crying about how we should get back together. It was messy."
http://pl.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=buttonhole&def...

mike23
Poland
Local time: 02:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: no tak-urbandictionary-znam tę stronę, dzięki za odpowiedź

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