Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

zapluty karzeł reakcji

English translation:

The AK- the spit stained dwarf of the reaction

Added to glossary by Małgorzata Mazurek
Mar 3, 2019 18:51
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Polish term

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geopiet Mar 4, 2019:
It was at this time that the notorious poster declaring 'The AK- the spit stained dwarf of the reaction' began appearing throughout the region. - http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1540/1/2010blackwellphd.pdf (Blackwell, James W. (2010) The Polish Home Army and the struggle for the Lublin region. PhD thesis.)https://goo.gl/jchgXa

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the AK- the spit stained dwarf of the reaction - https://goo.gl/jchgXa - page 109 (The Establishment of Communist Rule in Poland, 1943-1948

Proposed translations

5 hrs
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spittle-spewing, dwarfish reactionary (hater)

Zapluty, potworny karzeł na krzywych nóżkach, wypluwający swą brudną duszę, opluwający mnie zewsząd, nieszczędzący mi niczego, co szczędzić trzeba
- https://prawy.pl/7453-zaplute-karly-okreslenie-wymyslil-pils...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I actually used the option you offered in the discussion :) "The AK- the spit stained dwarf of the reaction""
3 mins

spittle-bespattered (despicable) dwarf of the reactionary forces

Propozycja.

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Note added at 6 mins (2019-03-03 18:57:56 GMT)
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the Home Army was portrayed in propaganda posters as a “spittle-bespattered dwarf of reactionary forces” (“AK—zapluty karzeł reakcji”)
https://books.google.com/books?id=POkxdm6DoAsC&pg=PA200&lpg=...
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Wretched reactionary gnome

Propozycja. Pole do manewru jest dosyć duże (np. "pathetic reactionary midget" też by się nadało).

Nie wiem, czy na to powstało jakieś "oficjalne" tłumaczenie na angielski, ale wątpię. Można by spróbować ewentualnie poszukać czegoś w twórczości Normana Daviesa.
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2 hrs

putrid reactionary midget

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-03-03 21:27:29 GMT)
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'Communist propaganda poster depicting the Armia Krajowa as "putrid reactionary midgets"'
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