Sep 24, 2003 10:23
20 yrs ago
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English term

to be a fool for one's pains

Non-PRO English to Slovak Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings idiom
be left to carry the can, to be a fool for one's pains

der Dumme sein
Proposed translations (Slovak)
3 +2 somar, hlupak, trulo

Proposed translations

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somar, hlupak, trulo

der Dumme - somebody who is foolish in a stupid way, not clever

to be a fool for one´s pains - can mean also somebody who is laughed at:
vyjst na posmech
Peer comment(s):

agree Nuru : also dilino or gíco
6 hrs
agree Jirina Nevosadova
3 days 17 hrs
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