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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessalaud
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sa-lo
"C'est un sale salaud."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unpleasant, despicable, or thoroughly obnoxious person.
"He acted like a total bastard when he refused to help his team." - 2
A colloquial expression used to refer to a man or boy, sometimes affectionately or with pity.
"The poor bastard lost all his savings in the scam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bastard' originates from the Old French 'bastard', which itself comes from the Vulgar Latin 'bastardus', a derivative of 'basta', meaning 'a pack or bundle'. Historically, it referred to a child born out of wedlock, but over time, it has evolved to encompass various derogatory meanings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bastard" is said worldwide
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salaud
Transliteration: sa-lo
"C'est un sale salaud."
Mistkerl
Transliteration: mist-kerl
"Er ist ein echter Mistkerl."
bastardo
Transliteration: bas-tar-do
"Non fare il bastardo con me."
bastardo
Transliteration: bas-tar-do
"Ese tipo es un maldito bastardo."
infeliz
Transliteration: in-fe-liz
"Ele é um grande filho da puta."
कमीना
Transliteration: kamina
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक नंबर का कमीना है।"
混蛋
Transliteration: hùndàn
Script: 中文汉字
"他真是一个混蛋。"
개새끼
Transliteration: gae-sae-kki
Script: 한국어 한글
"저 나쁜 놈의 새끼."
クソ野郎
Transliteration: kuso yarō
Script: 日本語
"あいつは本当にクソ野郎だ。"
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