Welcome to "by Jeep To Freedom" ride. I have been part of the Fatboys now for 5 years and have ridden far and wide around the world with them. Follow us on our journey through Europe, retracing the war time experiences of my late father Woolf Blint, of the 6th Commando unit as told in his book "By Jeep To Freedom".
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Fatboys comp No. 2
Fatboys competition No.2. Give us two words from czech republic language that are common in our English language . We are keeping records for the most prolific blogger. More valuable prizes on offer, although nobody has collected the last one , cant think why. We love your responses so far & need more to stave off home sickness . Ronaldo
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I've got them.....CHEQUE and PUB !!!
ReplyDeleteHmm how about Macich Donaldski?
ReplyDeleteMy Guess is "beer" and I dont know
ReplyDeleteheres what Wiki had to say:
This is a list of word coming to English from or via Czech, or originating in the Czech lands:
Absurdistan (in Czech Absurdistán) - word created by Eastern Bloc dissidents, passed into English mainly through works of Václav Havel.
Budweiser - after Budweis, the German name of Budějovice, a city in southern Bohemia
dollar - from German daler, from High German taler (later thaler), a nickname for the silver coins that were minted from the ore found in Jáchymov in western Bohemia, called Joachimstal in German (later Joachimsthal, literally Joachim's Valley)[1][2]
háček - a diacritical mark, literally "little hook", e.g. č is letter c having háček. Also known as "caron".
howitzer - from houfnice, a 15th century Hussite catapult; houf meaning crowd or band
kolache – from koláč or koláček.
pils, pilsner, pilsener - after Pilsen, the German name of Plzeň, a Czech city. The name of the city is derived from Old Czech plz (damp, moist).[3]
pistol - from píšťala, an 15th century Hussite firearm (alternative sources have been suggested, see the article for details)
polka - from Polák or polský, a Czech dance named in remembrance of the November Uprising of 1830; or from Půlka, in English half because of its tempo
robot - from Czech robota (labour, drudgery), introduced in Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. from the 1920s.
semtex - a plastic explosive named after Semtín, part of the city of Pardubice, Czech Republic, location of its manufacturer.
tunnelling - a colloquial term for financial fraud committed by company's own management or major shareholders. Widely used in the Czech Republic (and Slovakia) since the first half of 1990s to describe the massive asset stripping during transition from planned economy.
Iknow its cheating, but i though it interesting
keep up the bloggin u crazy fartboys
cheers alex
Is it, hmmmm, let me think....
ReplyDeleteRobot and pistol??????
Come on, give me my prize... Some Co Co Chanel, A bottle of Cassis and A huge bouquet of flowers will do the trick... Oh and a lie in on Monday morning (Is breakfast in bed asking too much????)
; )))
Be careful and lots of love to you,
Katie and clan
x x x woof