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Galeb Croatian, literally “Seagull”. Immaculately dressed, heavily suntanned and lightly perfumed men that seduce female tourists during summer vacations at the Croatian seaside. As their name tells,...
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Evro-Remont Russian, Bulgarian; literally “Euro-reconstruction”.This is how the whole Eastern Europe calls a renovation of an apartment, that is done nicely. You can buy books called “Evroremont”...
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Carciuma Romanian, a drinking place.One of the most important places in a Romanian village, a place where you can always swallow a big portion of Balcanism. The slavic word appears in Polish...
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“Bohemia. A desert country near the sea”. A scene setting from Winter’s tale by W.Shakespeare. Bar mleczny Polish, literally “milk bar”; pron. [bar mlechny].1. A traditional Polish fast food. A large...
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“Kon, jaki jest, kazdy widzi.” “A horse, what it is like, everyone can see.” A quotation from Nowe Ateny, a Polish baroque encyclopedia, by Benedykt Chmielowski, printed in Warsaw 1746. Renowned for...
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