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Title: Useful words
Post by: Gopher on Nov 19 07 11:50
Kaelling (Danich) - a woman who stands on her doorstep yelling obscenities at her kids.

  Spensenritter (German) - a person who shows off by paying the bill on the firm's money. Literally, "an expense knight".

  Gattara (Italian) - a woman, often old and lonely, who devotes herself to stray cats.

  Tartle (Scottish) - to hesitate when you are introducing someone whose name you can't quite remember.

  Pesamenteiro (Portuguese) - one who joins groups of mourners at the home of a dead person, apparently to offer condolences, but in reality is just there for the refreshments.

  Biritululo ( Kiriwani, Papua New Guinea) - comparing yams to settle a dispute.    
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Lil Me on Nov 19 07 01:14
Oooh!  Thanks Gophie!
 
 I must share the word pesamenteiro with my family.  We seem to have a lot of them in our extended social networks.  And they show up like clockwork every time someone dies.  
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: weird al on Nov 20 07 01:08
Schlampenschlepper (German) - pimpmobile. Literally "slut dragger"
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: purelife on Nov 20 07 09:05
How do you pronounce that?  (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Thinking/3.gif)
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: P.C. on Nov 20 07 10:31
I think it's pronounced Ho-mobile.  
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Gopher on Nov 20 07 11:25
Rhwe (South Africa) - to sleep on the floor without a mat while drunk and naked.

  Buffona (Italian) - an attractive mustachioed woman.

  Poronkusema (Finnish) - the distance equal to how far a reindeer can travel without a comfort break.

  Vai a Fava (Portuguese) - get lost. Literally 'go to the fava bean'.

  Rombhuru (Bengali) - a woman having thighs as shapely as banana trees.

  Physiggoomai (Ancient Greek) - excited by eating garlic.  
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: P.C. on Nov 20 07 11:59
Buffona (Italian) - an attractive mustachioed woman.

  Did they say anything in the translation that this is likely an oxymoron?
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Gopher on Nov 20 07 12:02
No, but that was my thought too.
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Googler on Nov 20 07 03:04
P.C. wrote:
 Buffona (Italian) - an attractive mustachioed woman.

  Did they say anything in the translation that this is likely an oxymoron?



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Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: P.C. on Nov 20 07 05:12
Google is no substitute for chatting with the Gophie.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Gopher on Nov 21 07 10:56
Although this sort of flattery will get you a long way, PC, it  won't get you as far as posting the last word.    
Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Orik on Nov 25 07 07:31
 Isinusumpa kita means I curse you

i like this one sobra ... sobra means more

mahal din kita.... i love you.
 
and for the emo in u

impeyernong buhay ito means to hell with this life.

Bukas tatakpan sa akin diyaryo tomorrows newspapers will cover my death

sana di nalang ako pinanganak means i wish i was never born


Title: Re: Useful words
Post by: Gopher on Nov 26 07 11:17
Where do they originate, Orik?