EN · C2 · idiom

a shaggy-dog story

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rozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentą

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a shaggy-dog story

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EN · C2

A Long Story

  1. A

    Is that story worth hearing?

    Warto słuchać tej historii?

  2. B

    It's a shaggy-dog story.

    To rozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentą.

  3. A

    Why does the narrator drag it out?

    Dlaczego narrator tak ją rozciąga?

  4. B

    He plays with our expectations.

    Żartuje z naszego oczekiwania.

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Translations

Polishrozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentąexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germaneine lange Geschichte mit enttäuschender PointeexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishun relato largo con un desenlace decepcionanteexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianдлинный рассказ с разочаровывающей концовкойexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Jego dziesięciominutowy żart był rozwlekłą opowieścią z rozczarowującą puentą.

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English

His ten-minute joke was a shaggy-dog story.

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German

Sein zehnminütiger Witz war eine lange Geschichte mit enttäuschender Pointe.

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Spanish

Su broma de diez minutos fue un relato largo con un desenlace decepcionante.

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Russian

Его десятиминутная шутка была длинным рассказом с разочаровывающей концовкой.

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Grammar

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a shaggy-dog story
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