@vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-square369fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1474arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?@vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square369fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.mllinkfedilink9•edit-22 years agoTölpel - a clumsy person Hohle Fritte - hollow french fry/chip
minus-squareLanternEverywherelinkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoThat first one seems like it translates to klutz https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz
minus-square@CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•2 years agoOh nice, a new word. Thanks, kind stranger!
minus-squarefederalreverse-oldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoTölpel is originally a species of bird, but you’re right, klutz is pretty close in meaning. Origin-wise it’s pretty different though: klutz (Yiddish) & Klotz (German) are related, which means klutz is more like a stopping block made of wood/metal.
Tölpel - a clumsy person
Hohle Fritte - hollow french fry/chip
That first one seems like it translates to klutz
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz
Oh nice, a new word. Thanks, kind stranger!
Tölpel is originally a species of bird, but you’re right, klutz is pretty close in meaning. Origin-wise it’s pretty different though: klutz (Yiddish) & Klotz (German) are related, which means klutz is more like a stopping block made of wood/metal.