dummerhead

Slovak translation: dubová hlava

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English term or phrase:dummerhead
Slovak translation:dubová hlava
Entered by: Dušan Ján Hlísta

14:35 Apr 7, 2013
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: dummerhead
môže byť "sprosták", resp. "hlupák"?
Dušan Ján Hlísta
Slovakia
Local time: 02:05
dubová hlava
Explanation:
Možno aj takto
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Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 02:05
Grading comment
pretože som náročky vopred zatajil adesáta tejto poklony (shipmaster) tak toto je určite podľa mňa najvýstižnejšie. Vďaka Michal. DJH
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Summary of answers provided
4tupohlavec
Andrea Dvorská
3 +1dubová hlava
Michal Zugec
3blbec na druhú
Rad Graban (X)
3tupec
Maria Chmelarova
3dutá hlava
Martin Bulla


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blbec na druhú


Explanation:
Dumbhead -> dumber/dummerhead -> dumbesthead.

Iba taký nápad. :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-04-07 16:02:45 GMT)
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dummerist

Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
Notes to answerer
Asker: mne by sa tam pozdávalo aj "chmuľo" poprípade decentnejšie "prázdna hlava"... Angličan to vie najlepšie čo to značí v jeho rodnej reči. DJH

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tupec


Explanation:
len pre zaujimavost ;

dummerhead sa v nepouziva ani v slangoch;

ak niekto hlada vyraz dummy ++ > - ( Family Word Finder ) ponuka : dummkopf, dunderhead, dumb-dumb
ale aj dummkopf - tupec, hlupak atd.; z nemciny
ako aj Yiddish - klutz = nemehlo ..... co pozname aj doma...

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Slovak
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tupohlavec


Explanation:
Synonymický slovník slovenského jazyka ponúka pestrú škálu možností (ja som vybrala takú, kde sa spomína hlava, ale variácií je mnoho):

hlupák expr.: chumaj • chmuľo • chruňo • trpák • truľo • trkvas • tupec • tupák • tupáň • kubo • trúba • pejor. krpčiar (človek bez rozhľadu) • expr. zried. tupohlavec • expr.: ďuro • ľoľo • zadebnenec • zadubenec • tĺk • mumko • mumo • mumaj • mumák • hlúb (Rázusová-Martáková) • hovor. expr. blázon • expr. dilino • hovor. expr. šibnutý • expr.: dubová hlava • zadebnená hlava • prázdna makovica • expr. zried. trúd (Zguriška) • expr.: debil • idiot • kretén • imbecil • pejor. somár: Nebuď somár! • pejor.: osol • bumbaj • trubiroh • bambuch • trúp • ľaľo • primitív • obmedzenec • ignorant • mamľas • chren • ozembuch • mameluk • hovor. pejor.: trdlo • trlo • ťulpas • bibas • hotentot • šiši • hrub.: hovädo • kôň • vôl • baran • subšt.: blbec • blb • blbáň • chňup • magor • cvok • mešuge • mišuge • debo • expr.: teľpis (Jesenská) • šaluga (Jesenská)



    Reference: http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=hlup%C3%A1k&c=f2e8
Andrea Dvorská
Slovakia
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Slovak
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dubová hlava


Explanation:
Možno aj takto

Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
pretože som náročky vopred zatajil adesáta tejto poklony (shipmaster) tak toto je určite podľa mňa najvýstižnejšie. Vďaka Michal. DJH

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agree  Jan Kolesar
45 mins
  -> Vďaka
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dutá hlava


Explanation:
Ak by som mal vybrať nejaký výraz, kde sa spomína hlava, tak sa mi asi najviac pozdáva tento.

Martin Bulla
Slovakia
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Slovak
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