fant
Definitions
- 1.colloquialsecurity, deposit (item temporarily relinquished to guarantee something)
- 2.colloquialthingy, widget, gizmo (unspecified object)
- 3.slangloot (stolen item)
Złodzieje w przypadku zagrożenia lub raczej przedstawiciele „proletariatu złodziejskiego” chronili się jak włóczędzy w licznych jeszcze wtedy ruinach pałaców. Tam też odnajdywano niekiedy skradzione „fanty”.
Thieves, in case of emergency, or rather representatives of the "thieves' proletariat" protected themselves like vagabons in the numerous ruins of the castle. Sometimes one could also find there stolen "loot".
Skradziony fant miał trafić w jego ręce i to była szansa, żeby przyłapać go wreszcie na gorącym uczynku.
The stolen loot was supposed to end up in his hands there was a chance to catch him im the act.
Dwa celne ciosy wystarczyły, żeby złodziej, obok juchy, puścił też farbę. Po fanty komisarz musiał się jednak pofatygować nieco dalej.
Two successful hits were enough to spill more than blood; the thief spilt the beans. As for the loot, the commissioner had to stretch his legs a bit in order to retrieve them.
Synonyms & related words
- fantowy
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pfand, from Middle High German phant, from Old High German phant.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fant | fanty |
| Genitive | fantu | fantów |
| Dative | fantowi | fantom |
| Accusative | fant | fanty |
| Instrumental | fantem | fantami |
| Locative | fancie | fantach |
| Vocative | fancie | fanty |