Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bulgarian term or phrase:
правя цигании
English translation:
to act like a prick
Bulgarian term
Sworn translator Bulgarian and Russian
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Russian to Dutch, Bulgarian to Dutch, Bulgarian to English, and 2 more.
правя цигании
| 3 | to act like a prick |
Denis Shepelev
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| 4 +1 | pull gypsy tricks |
Yavor Dimitrov
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| 4 +1 | horsing around |
Dimitar Bahchevanov
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| 4 | be stingy |
Emilia Delibasheva
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| 3 | behave inappropriately |
Petar Tsanev
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Nov 11, 2014 06:03: Christo Metschkaroff changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Oct 31, 2015 13:44: Denis Shepelev Created KOG entry
PRO (3): Petar Tsanev, Denis Shepelev, Christo Metschkaroff
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Proposed translations
Bulgaria
Deliver Optimum Solutions & High Quality
Native in: Bulgarian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, English to Russian, and 3 more.
to act like a prick
Skilled, creative, New York experience
Native in: Bulgarian 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, English, and 3 more.
be stingy
Bulgaria
Always dead on target!
Native in: Bulgarian , English
Works in: Bulgarian to English, English to Bulgarian
behave inappropriately
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria)
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
pull gypsy tricks
Bulgaria
Translator | Proofreader | Editor
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
horsing around
And in some cases (depending on the seriousness of the text and the target audience) the Americanism "jim carreying around" could be used ..:)
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Emilia Delibasheva
: Това май най-добре описва такъв вид поведение.
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Discussion
Аз не съм чувал някой като каже "стига си правил цигании" да има предвид "Стига си се правил на Джим Кери". Политкоректност е едно, но да измисляме положително значение на изразите там, където го няма е друго. Да не се излагаме пред чужденците. :)
1. http://dictionary.infoplease.com/aggress
2. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggress
3. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/aggress
- там все е някак си "политкоректно"... ;-)
Подправката "циганин" кат липсва, не е истинската същност на действието. Постничко е, доста... ;-)
"Да правиш цигании", "да правиш зулуми" means to act inappropriately, to act like an ass.