10 Apr: Faulpelz from kate hers on Vimeo.
Location: Berlin, Germany
Word or Expression: der Faulpelz
Closest English Translation: slacker, bum, lazybones
Literal Translation: lazy fur/fleece
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Posts Tagged 'bum'
10 Apr 2012: Faulpelz
Published April 10, 2012 Animals , Harmless , Insult Leave a CommentTags: bum, lazybones, slacker
22 Jan 2012: Penner
Published January 22, 2012 Falsch Freund - false friend , Harmless , Insult , Medium , Slang Leave a CommentTags: bum, dip-shit, piece of shit
22 Jan: Penner from kate hers on Vimeo.
Word or Expression: der Penner
Closest English Translation: dip-shit, piece of shit
Literal translation: bum
So the literal translation is bum, as in a homeless person. However, if in American English one would call someone a bum as a Schimpfwort, who is not actually homeless, I would assume the name caller means it to say someone is lazy. In German this does not mean lazy-ass. From what I have gathered this means someone who is a piece of shit or someone who is a dip-shit.
das deutschsprachliche Projekt Teil 2 