Can someone translate it from colloquial into literary? Tnx)
Finally, she said, in a voice like pearls, ‘ ’ad your bleedin’ eyeful? You got a nerve, largin’ it in here wiv that rag round your neck! Everyone knows Dimwell are well pants.’
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" 'ad your bleedin' eyeful?" = have you seen enough?
"largin' it in here.." = swaggering into the room like a VIP
"wiv that rag round your neck" = with that ?tie? or ?scarf? around your neck
"Dimwell" = a disreputable place in Discworld
"pants" is slang for "rubbish", "low quality"
I'm not familiar with Terry Pratchett's work, but he uses a lot of slang invented by himself....but I'll try to translate:
Finally, she said, in a voice like pearls, "Have you seen enough? You are impertinent, swaggering in here like a VIP with that tie around your neck, when everyone knows that people from Dimwell are socially undesirable."
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