Jul 6, 2007 11:08
16 yrs ago
1 viewer *
German term
Prasser
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
e.g. 'ein alter Prasser'.
From an old tale.
From an old tale.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | glutton |
Henry Schroeder
|
| 3 +1 | wastrel, profligate |
Steven Sidore
|
Proposed translations
+3
53 mins
Henry Schroeder
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
88
Selected
glutton
another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steven Sidore
: glutton is spot-on as well, should have thought of it
26 mins
|
| agree |
Parzival
1 hr
|
| agree |
Courtney Sliwinski
: Is more commonly used
6 hrs
|
| neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: common yes, but that's not the point
1 day 13 hrs
|
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "that's the one I was looking for. Thanks."
+1
10 mins
wastrel, profligate
Duden defines 'prassen' as verschwenderisch leben, bes. essen u. trinken; schlemmen, so we're talking a wastrel or profligate. Depending on the context, a look in the thesaurus suggests debauchee or squanderer as well.
Discussion