The Resurrected Man

by Sean Williams

  aie—ouch (French)

  amtlich—proper, cool (German)

  ben quoi?—so what? (French)

  bert—idiot (German)

  bok—shit (Turkish)

  bolhai (from balhe’)—trouble, scandal (Hungarian)

  buli—party, cool stuff (Hungarian)

  c'mégère—that shrew (French, abbreviated)

  chienne—bitch (Quebequois)

  d'ac (from d'accord)—ok (French)

  da nu ego na khuy—to hell with it (Russian)

  do chorta—damn you (literally “to the Devil,” Ukranian)

  dupk—little ass (Polish)

  écrase—shut up (French)

  faszi—guy (Hungarian)

  fous (from je m'en fous)—I don't give a damn (French)

  futz—vagina (Swiss)

  gebbabel—nonsense talk (German)

  geil—horny (German)

  golya—freshman (literally “stork,” Hungarian)

  hé—hey (French)

  hein?—huh? (French)

  j'suis pas'n cave—I'm not stupid (French, abbreviated)

  jabolo—greetings (German)

  jebaniec—fucker (“c” pronounced “ts,” Polish)

  jokey—unwitting drug courier (Turkish)

  kerhane—brothel (pronounced “care-hah-nay,” Turkish)

  krank—period-sick (German)

  kuss—shut up (pronounced “koosh,” Hungarian)

  le caïd—the boss (French)

  marde—shit (Quebequois)

  más—more (French)

  mudillo—dumbass, motherfucker (Russian)

  museii—wet dream (Japanese)

  ouais—yes (French)

  ouf—phew (French)

  pic—sonofabitch (Turkish)

  pimbêche—stuck-up female (French)

  pizda—vagina (accent on “da,” Ukranian)

  pososi moyu konfetku—suck my dick (literally “candy,” Russian)

  putaine—goddammit (literally “a whore,” French)

  robine—bad alcohol (Quebequois)

  schyss—shit (Swiss)

  slomeau—thick person (French)

  spierdz (from spierdzielac)—get the fuck away (Polish)

  stup—narcotic drug (French)

  suczka—little bitch (Polish)

  syf—dirt, unlikeable situation (Polish)

  tfu—sound of spitting (Ukranian)

  tordue—weird (French)

  vaffler (from vaf'la)—flying penis or zeppelin (Russian)

  vanka—commonly the name of village idiot in folk stories (Russian)

  zsaru—police officer (Hungarian)

  zonta—rude person (Turkish)

  zut—damn (French)

  SEAN WILLIAMS was born in Whyalla, South Australia, and spent much of his early life moving with his family from place to place. An avid reader of crime and speculative fiction, he bought his first word processor in 1989 and dropped out of university in order to pursue a career in writing. Now a New York Times best-seller with over sixty published short stories and eighteen novels under his belt, he is a multiple winner of Australia's speculative fiction and literature awards. He writes full time from his home in Adelaide.

  For more information, visit: http://www.seanwilliams.com.