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.
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.
Schlampenschlepper (German) - pimpmobile. Literally "slut dragger"
How do you pronounce that? (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Thinking/3.gif)
I think it's pronounced Ho-mobile.
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.
Buffona (Italian) - an attractive mustachioed woman.
Did they say anything in the translation that this is likely an oxymoron?
No, but that was my thought too.
P.C. wrote:
Buffona (Italian) - an attractive mustachioed woman.
Did they say anything in the translation that this is likely an oxymoron?
Let me take this time to remind you (and everyone else) that Google is your BEST companion. Let me repeat this not-so sarcastic remark. Google is your baby. Please take advantage of my site [A href="vny!://www.google.ca"]www.google.ca[/A].
Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter.
Google is no substitute for chatting with the Gophie.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Although this sort of flattery will get you a long way, PC, it won't get you as far as posting the last word.
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
Where do they originate, Orik?