Postiqueuse

Dutch translation: Zwerfsnol

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French term or phrase:Postiqueuse
Dutch translation:Zwerfsnol
Entered by: Machiel van Veen (X)

14:57 Jan 23, 2011
French to Dutch translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature
French term or phrase: Postiqueuse
Dezelfde lange lijst scheldwoorden van John Barth. Komt dit misschien van "Posticheur," = Pruikenmaker, straatventer, bedrieger"? Of van "Postiche" = vals, namaak, etc" Bron: Dikke van Dale.
Machiel van Veen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 15:35
Zwerfsnol
Explanation:
« Fille publique. Proprement, vagabonde, errante, qui va ça et là. »

(http://books.google.nl/books?id=PK1BAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA476&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 32 min (2011-01-23 15:30:29 GMT)
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Of: 'dolende del' (die al rondtrekkend haar lichaam uitvent); 'vagijnventster'

Greimas & Keane, Dictionnaire du moyen français, Paris, 2001: « postiquerie n.f. (XVIe s. Brant. : orig. incert. prob. ital.). Espièglerie »
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Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
Dank je.
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3 +1Zwerfsnol
Roy vd Heijden
3Vals wijf
Katrien Hendrickx (X)


  

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Zwerfsnol


Explanation:
« Fille publique. Proprement, vagabonde, errante, qui va ça et là. »

(http://books.google.nl/books?id=PK1BAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA476&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 32 min (2011-01-23 15:30:29 GMT)
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Of: 'dolende del' (die al rondtrekkend haar lichaam uitvent); 'vagijnventster'

Greimas & Keane, Dictionnaire du moyen français, Paris, 2001: « postiquerie n.f. (XVIe s. Brant. : orig. incert. prob. ital.). Espièglerie »

Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Dank je.

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agree  zerlina: interessant!:-))
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Vals wijf


Explanation:
In Vlaanderen noemen wij dat een 'valse tik'.

Katrien Hendrickx (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
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