Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Scofflaw
Polish translation:
osoba łamiąca prawo /cwaniak/kanciarz/kombinator / macher / hochsztapler / prawołamacz*/ szachraj/oszust/matacz/krętacz
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mike23
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Scofflaw
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Scofflaw is a noun coined during the Prohibition era to mean a person who drinks illegally. It is a compound of the words scoff and law. Its original meaning was someone who mocks or ridicules the law, but has extended to mean one who flouts any law, especially those difficult to enforce. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scofflaw)
I need a Polish term to fit the prohibition era.
I need a Polish term to fit the prohibition era.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 +2 | cwaniak, kanciarz, kombinator |
mike23
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| 3 +2 | szachraj/oszust /matacz/krętacz /lawirant |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 4 +1 | osoba notorycznie łamiąca prawo / recydywista |
Dimitar Dimitrov
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| 3 | szelma |
geopiet
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Change log
Nov 9, 2016 02:39: mike23 Created KOG entry
Nov 9, 2016 02:43: mike23 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1845634">mike23's</a> old entry - "Scofflaw"" to ""osoba naruszającą prawo /cwaniak/kanciarz/kombinator / macher / hochsztapler / prawołamacz*/ szachraj/oszust/matacz/krętacz""
Proposed translations
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cwaniak, kanciarz, kombinator
cwaniak, kanciarz, kombinator
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macher, hochsztapler
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The word scofflaw was formed by combining the verb scoff and the noun law.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scofflaw
Istnieje dość śmieszny wyraz, który jest bliski idei oryginału -> prawołamacz
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In 1924, a wealthy Massachusetts Prohibitionist named Delcevare King sponsored a contest in which he asked participants to coin an appropriate word to mean "a lawless drinker." King sought a word that would cast violators of Prohibition laws in a light of shame. Two respondents came up independently with the winning word: scofflaw, formed by combining the verb scoff and the noun law. Henry Dale and Kate Butler, also of Massachusetts, split King’s $200 prize. Improbably, despite some early scoffing from language critics, scofflaw managed to pick up steam in English and expand to a meaning that went beyond its Prohibition roots, referring to one who violates any law, not just laws related to drinking.
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http://www.memidex.com/scofflaw
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=scofflaw
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-07 17:56:44 GMT)
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macher, hochsztapler
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-11-07 19:15:25 GMT)
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The word scofflaw was formed by combining the verb scoff and the noun law.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scofflaw
Istnieje dość śmieszny wyraz, który jest bliski idei oryginału -> prawołamacz
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-11-07 19:21:27 GMT)
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In 1924, a wealthy Massachusetts Prohibitionist named Delcevare King sponsored a contest in which he asked participants to coin an appropriate word to mean "a lawless drinker." King sought a word that would cast violators of Prohibition laws in a light of shame. Two respondents came up independently with the winning word: scofflaw, formed by combining the verb scoff and the noun law. Henry Dale and Kate Butler, also of Massachusetts, split King’s $200 prize. Improbably, despite some early scoffing from language critics, scofflaw managed to pick up steam in English and expand to a meaning that went beyond its Prohibition roots, referring to one who violates any law, not just laws related to drinking.
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http://www.memidex.com/scofflaw
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=scofflaw
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
: Dokładnie.
43 mins
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Dziękuję Frank. To nie było o żadnym z nas.
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| agree |
Darius Saczuk
1 hr
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Dziękuję Darku. Prawołamacze widać są wszędzie.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję, w danym kontekście wybrałam słowo kombinator. Pozdrawiam"
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45 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Polish
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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48
szachraj/oszust /matacz/krętacz /lawirant
kilka opcji
Peer comment(s):
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mike23
: Dobre pomysły opisujące osobę naruszającą prawo
1 hr
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Dziękuję Michale. Nie mam bezpośredniej znajomości.
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| agree |
Darius Saczuk
3 hrs
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Dziękuję Dariuszu.
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8 hrs
Dimitar Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
My king's name is Quality!
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 3 more.
osoba notorycznie łamiąca prawo / recydywista
IMO, moim zdaniem'
9 hrs
szelma
mężczyzna sprytny, umiejący sobie radzić w różnych sytuacjach, niekoniecznie w uczciwy sposób;
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szelma ochlapus/ochlaptus
szelma pijaczyna/pijanica
opój szelma
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Note added at 9 hrs (2016-11-08 00:59:32 GMT)
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szelma ochlapus/ochlaptus
szelma pijaczyna/pijanica
opój szelma
Discussion
In 1924, a wealthy Massachusetts Prohibitionist named Delcevare King sponsored a contest in which he asked participants to coin an appropriate word to mean "a lawless drinker." King sought a word that would cast violators of Prohibition laws in a light of shame. Two respondents came up independently with the winning word: scofflaw, formed by combining the verb scoff and the noun law. Henry Dale and Kate Butler, also of Massachusetts, split King’s $200 prize. Improbably, despite some early scoffing from language critics, scofflaw managed to pick up steam in English and expand to a meaning that went beyond its Prohibition roots, referring to one who violates any law, not just laws related to drinking.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scofflaw