a shaggy-dog story
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.rozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentą
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a shaggy-dog story
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2A Long Story
- A
Is that story worth hearing?
Warto słuchać tej historii?
- B
It's a shaggy-dog story.
To rozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentą.
- A
Why does the narrator drag it out?
Dlaczego narrator tak ją rozciąga?
- B
He plays with our expectations.
Żartuje z naszego oczekiwania.
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Translations
Examples of use
Jego dziesięciominutowy żart był rozwlekłą opowieścią z rozczarowującą puentą.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.His ten-minute joke was a shaggy-dog story.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Sein zehnminütiger Witz war eine lange Geschichte mit enttäuschender Pointe.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Su broma de diez minutos fue un relato largo con un desenlace decepcionante.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Его десятиминутная шутка была длинным рассказом с разочаровывающей концовкой.
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- a shaggy-dog story
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His ten-minute joke was a shaggy-dog story.