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Old 16-01-2004, 11:35   #2
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Re: PM is a DH

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Originally Posted by iadom
Well it's nice to know that other people are starting to notice.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../ixportal.html
The article refers to Blair being called "a complete DH", which the Telegraph translates as "un gilipollas integral". Purely out of curiosity I did a quick google search and got.

Actually, in Spanish a noticeable tendency is to strengthen the insult with other accompanying words of emphasis. This is the case of gilipollas (prat, git), which is frequently strengthened as perfecto gilipollas (perfect prat/git), gilipollas integral (complete prat/git), gilipollas de mucho cuidado (a real prat/git), etc.

PS A question on a point of forum etiquette. To avoid a case of the dreaded asterisks, I have left DH as, well, DH. However can I take it that an expression that is acceptable to the Telegraph is unacceptable here, or was iadom merely being cautious?
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