Meaning of vorst | Babel Free

Definitions

1. sausage
2. a person with some negative attribute
   derogatory, humorous, in-compounds

Equivalents

Examples

“Haigele arsti, tervele vorsti.”

A doctor for the sick, a sausage for the healthy.

“"Ainult kuskil poe juures peame hetkeks kinni ja ostame kassi jaoks natuke vorsti. Vorst kassile on tähtis toiduaine, / et näljast tal ei lõpeks teekond maine."”

"We only stop for a moment at a shop somewhere and buy some sausage for the cat. Sausage is an important food for a cat, / so that hunger doesn't end its earthly course."

“Vorstil on ikka olnud eestlase jaoks tähtis koht. Ja mitte ainult toidulaual, kust ta võiks isegi natuke tagasi tõmbuda. Oma koht on tal aga ka eesti kirjanduses, kust lustakaid võrdlusi lugedes ei saagi lugejal isu täis. Näiteks nii Vilde kui ka Tammsaare on laisku inimesi kirjeldades kasutanud sõna vorst - "ta on laisk nagu vorst"[…]”

Sausages have always had an important place for Estonians. And not only on the food table, from where it could even retreat a little. But it also has its place in Estonian literature, where the reader will never tire of reading funny comparisons. For example, both Vilde and Tammsaare have used the word sausage to describe lazy people - 'he's as lazy as a sausage' […]

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