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funny things in other languages

  • 05-06-2005 04:11PM
    #1
    sinus
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    a swedish person recently told me that if i say "my what a handsome face" it actually means "he who farted" in swedish...i find this very funny...

    anyone else go anything like that? english words that mean things in other languages??? ah go on


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  • #2
    Gordon
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    If you say "It's uppa to you" [ee tsapa too yoo] to a Greek person they may think that you are saying - the hatchet of the son. I think.

    If that's what you mean.


  • #3
    lili
    Closed Accounts Posts: 990 ✭✭✭lili


    "sean connery" means in french "that is a bull****":)


  • #4
    danniemcq
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    yeah if you say "death to the america" in the middle east it seems to mean some kinda mad celebration thiongy they all go mad. i wonder what the translation is...


  • #5
    lili
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    waterloo means "failure" in french and bizarelly means "victory" in english:D


  • #6
    NotMe
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    "Hello friendly person, nice day is it?" actually means "Shoot me in the face you f*cking c*nt!!!" in Swaziland.


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  • #7
    Chad ghostal
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    the monkey for hamster is actually toy in english...


  • #8
    sinus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭sinus


    Chad ghostal wrote:
    the monkey for hamster is actually toy in english...

    what?


  • #9
    Sparky
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    I heard on the radio that the drink IRISH MIST in german means the same as irish moss which to them is meant to mean sh1t.


  • #10
    Steveire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,421 ✭✭✭Steveire


    Mist pretty much means excrement usu. refering to horse.

    (Please dont ban be for being on-topic)

    Say anything at all to Kittenkiller, and she thinks you're talking about babies...


  • #11
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,227 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    Steveire wrote:
    Mist pretty much means excrement usu. refering to horse.

    (Please dont ban be for being on-topic)

    Say anything at all to Kittenkiller, and she thinks you're talking about babies...


    Bah, kittenkiller, kills kittens. does she work for a chineese takeaway i wonder


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  • #12
    NotMe
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    The chinese for kitten is beef chow mein.


  • #13
    danniemcq
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    dog in korea is number 25 with rice


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