vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-squaremessage-square330linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1309arrow-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 · 3 years agomessage-square330linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareanswer42@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoIn French, “pisse-vinaigre” or vinegar pisser, for someone that complains about everything
minus-squaremax@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoNeat! In Dutch we have azijnpisser/azijnzeiker which means the exact same thing.
minus-squarezabadoh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoIn Chinese we say “your mouth/breath smells”
minus-squareasudox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoAnything more and you will be reeducated.
minus-squareDarkblue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoSame in Dutch: azijnzeiker (azijn = vinegar, zeiker = pisser). So that one does translate well (but not to English :))
In French, “pisse-vinaigre” or vinegar pisser, for someone that complains about everything
Neat! In Dutch we have azijnpisser/azijnzeiker which means the exact same thing.
In Chinese we say “your mouth/breath smells”
Anything more and you will be reeducated.
Same in Dutch: azijnzeiker (azijn = vinegar, zeiker = pisser). So that one does translate well (but not to English :))