Question: "Congratulate this"
János Székely
miksaapja at gmail.com
Mon Feb 21 08:08:40 CST 2011
_Ezt_ neked (Ast nakidd)
2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
> I think he's got it ...
>
> ... but how would you say (write/pronounce) that in Hungarian?
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:57 AM, János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Great, Dave, it did help, thank you very much. We have something
>> similar: "_This_ for you" meaning "a big prick for you" meaning "NO",
>> even without gesturing.
>>
>> János
>> 2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
>>> ... uh, let me know if that helps. Googling furiously for examples ...
>>>
>>> 2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
>>>> 2011/2/21 János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> As always, the most simple is the most difficult. Please help. In IV,
>>>>> Ch Two, Bigfoot says to Doc that except for loads of cannabis debris
>>>>> in his car, he is clean. "No blood or impact evidence we can use.
>>>>> Congratulations." To which Doc answers nervously, "Congratulate this,
>>>>> Bigfoot". What is "this", what is the connotation"?
>>>>
>>>> ... as in, "congratulate THIS" [grabbing his crotch] and/or
>>>> "congratulate THIS" [shaking his fist] ...
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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