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General Chat / Rediculous literal translations
« on: December 02, 2016, 10:58:56 AM »
We've had a conversation on teamspeak the other day about totally stupid proverbs once you literally translate them from their original language to english.
I thought it'd be funny to gather some here, and expand the topic towards names of things as well.
So let's have a laugh. Here is what us weird dutch people came up with:
proverbs:
A child can do the laundry. - once something is easy to do
Having something under the knee. - being able to do something
It would be a sausage to me - I don't care about it
She fell from her little stick - she passed out
You can feel that through your clogs - you could've guessed it
You should not look a given horse into the mouth. - don't be pedantic when you get something for free
That comes for the baker. - I will see it done.
Now you fall through the basket. - when someone found out what you've been (secretly)doing
And here's
some things.

some animals:
Slug = naked snail
Snake = hose
Rhino = nose horn
Grasshopper = jumping rooster
Platypus = bird beak animal
Hippo = nile horse
any fun additions? feel free to comment!
I thought it'd be funny to gather some here, and expand the topic towards names of things as well.
So let's have a laugh. Here is what us weird dutch people came up with:
proverbs:
A child can do the laundry. - once something is easy to do
Having something under the knee. - being able to do something
It would be a sausage to me - I don't care about it
She fell from her little stick - she passed out
You can feel that through your clogs - you could've guessed it
You should not look a given horse into the mouth. - don't be pedantic when you get something for free
That comes for the baker. - I will see it done.
Now you fall through the basket. - when someone found out what you've been (secretly)doing
And here's
some things.

some animals:
Slug = naked snail
Snake = hose
Rhino = nose horn
Grasshopper = jumping rooster
Platypus = bird beak animal
Hippo = nile horse
any fun additions? feel free to comment!
